First 20 -ates Vocabulary List

abdicate

(v.) to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard

accommodate

(v.) to do a favor or service for, help out; to provide for, supply with; to have space for; to make fit or suitable

allocate

to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute

appropriate

to take possession of for one's own use; confiscate

articulate

(v.) To pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; (adj.) able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully

aspirate

to withdraw fluid or suction fluid; also to draw foreign material into the respiratory tract

capitulate

(v.) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel

chlorinate

to add chlorine to water in order to kill organisms that might cause infection

Circumnavigate

to sail completely around the world;

cogitate

think over deeply; ponder

commemorate

(v.) to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of

commiserate

(v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

conflate

to bring together; to merge into a composite whole; many times, this relates to events or ideas

consecrate

to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

consolidate

(v.) to combine, unite; to make solid or firm

consummate

(adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection

dedicate

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

denigrate

to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of

desecrate

(v.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute

deteriorate

(v.) to reduce in quality or value; to wear away