verb · transitive · rare

legate

legate · legates · legated · legating

To leave as a legacyTo leave as a legacy.

/ləˈɡeɪt/

Meaning

1 senses

To leave as a legacy.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin lēgātus, perfect passive participle of lēgō (“to bequeath, leave as le

Borrowed from Latin lēgātus, perfect passive participle of lēgō (“to bequeath, leave as legacy, legate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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Forms

legates, legating, legated, legated

Base form	legate · to legate
3rd person singular	legates
Present participle	legating
Past simple	legated
Past participle	legated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	legate
he, she, it	legates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

legated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have legated
he, she, it	has legated

Future simple (will)Lesson