Exiguate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪɡˈzɪɡju.eɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Exiguate is a verb meaning (obsolete) to shrink and reduce in quality or value; to become exiguous.
Meaning
(obsolete) to shrink and reduce in quality or value; to become exiguous.
Example Sentences
"Though defrauded of an earldom, he need not exiguate into a dwarf."
"My allotted portion of good things, my body, and my house—" "Each is exiguate, exiguate, exiguate."
Word Forms
- exiguates
- exiguating
- exiguated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include extenuate, scarcen, emaciate, waste, exantlate, deminish.
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