Meaning

3 senses

  1. (rare)To command.

  2. (rare)To rule, govern.

  3. (rare)To direct, motivate.

Origin

First attested in 1543, as an adjective, as a verb in 1598; borrowed from Latin imperātus,

First attested in 1543, as an adjective, as a verb in 1598; borrowed from Latin imperātus, perfect passive participle of imperō (“to command”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of mpret.

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Forms

imperates, imperating, imperated, imperated
Base formimperate · to imperate
3rd person singularimperates
Present participleimperating
Past simpleimperated
Past participleimperated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyimperate
he, she, itimperates

Past simpleLesson

all personsimperated

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill imperate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
impelimpendimpenetrableimperativeC1imperceptibleC2
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