English Explanatory Dictionary

oscitate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To gape or yawn.

Word forms

oscitate oscitates oscitating oscitated

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin ōscitātus, perfect passive participle of ōscitō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ōs (“the mouth”) + citō (“to cause to move”).

Related words

oscitation
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