Meaning

1 senses

  1. To operate an aircraft.

    operate an airplane

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Aviators aviate planes and pilots pilot planes, but planors nor planes plane planes.

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Origin

Back-formation from aviator. By surface analysis, avi- + -ate.

Back-formation from aviator. By surface analysis, avi- + -ate.

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Forms

aviates, aviating, aviated, aviated
Base formaviate · to aviate
3rd person singularaviates
Present participleaviating
Past simpleaviated
Past participleaviated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyaviate
he, she, itaviates

Past simpleLesson

all personsaviated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave aviated
he, she, ithas aviated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill aviate

Synonyms

2 synonyms
flyA1pilotA2
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedaviationaviator

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
aviavianC2aviaryaviationaviatoravidC1avocado
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