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coronate¹

  • /ˈkɒɹəˌneɪt/ UK
  • /ˈkɔɹəˌneɪt/ US

Where it comes from

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin corōnātus (“crowned”), perfect passive participle of corōnō (“to crown”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from corōna (“crown”) + -ō.

verb coronates · coronating · coronated

  1. rare To crown (a sovereign or champion). […] and instead of Coronating your deserved Worth […]

coronate²

  • /ˈkɒɹənət/ UK
  • /ˈkɒɹəˌneɪt/ UK
  • /ˈkɔɹənɪt/ US
  • /ˈkɔɹəˌneɪt/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from New Latin coronātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

adjective coronated

  1. not comparable Having a crest or a crownlike appendage, a corona.
  2. not comparable Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished.
  3. not comparable, of a spiral shell Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines.

coronate³

  • /ˈkɒɹənət/ UK
  • /ˈkɒɹəˌneɪt/ UK
  • /ˈkɔɹənɪt/ US
  • /ˈkɔɹəˌneɪt/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle English coronat(e), borrowed from Latin corōnātus (“wearing a crown, crowned”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

adjective

  1. not comparable, obsolete (as a participial adjective) Having or wearing a crown, crowned; (as a participle) crowned, coronated. The duke of Normandy / William conquerour […] Was coronate at London / […]

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@misc{coronate_2026,
  title = {coronate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coronate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}