imperate
Done by express directionDone by express direction; not involuntary; commanded.
UK/ˈɪm.pə.ɹɪt/US/ˈɪm.pɚ.ɪt/
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable, rare)Done by express direction; not involuntary; commanded.
imperate acts; imperate actions
(not comparable, obsolete, rare)Imperated.
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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