English Explanatory Dictionary

mactate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To kill in sacrifice.

Pronunciation

măktātʹ /mækˈteɪt/

Word forms

mactate mactates mactating mactated

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin mactātus, perfect passive participle of mactō (“to kill, sacrifice, immolate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from mactus (“honoured”); compare Middle French macter.

Related words

mactation mactator macte!
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