-illate

Morpheme

-illate

Type

suffix

Denotation

verb suffix corresponding to -illus, -illa, -illum nouns

Etymology

suffixal construction from -illus/-illa/-illum + -ate

Evidence

defibrillate, defibrillated, defibrillates, defibrillating, defibrillation, defibrillator, fibrillate, fibrillated, fibrillates, fibrillating, fibrillation, refibrillation

See Also

-illus, -illa, -illum, -at(e) [-ate, -at]