fraudulate

[Joel S. Berson]

At 11/9/2007 12:01 PM, Arnold M. Zwicky wrote:
>yet another example of -ate for unaccented -ant/-ent, which we've
>been collecting here and on Language Log for several years
>(inclimate, delinquate, elephate, pregnate, etc.).

Sorry, I just can't help myself:

Since there is "impregnate", can "pregnate" become "to undo a
pregnancy"?  And "inclimate" become "without any weather (to speak of("?

Joel

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