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Define:Blate

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English

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Etymology

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From Scots

, from Northern Middle Inglis *

blate, *blait

, from Old English

blāt

, from Error, please see the template documentation {{Proto}} for the proto forms the template supports *blaitaz 'pale, discoloured', from Error, please see the template documentation {{Proto}} for the proto forms the template supports *bhlAid- 'pale, pallid'. Cognate with German

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. More at bleak, bleach.

Pronunciation

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  • /bleɪt/

Adjective

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Blate (comparative Blater, superlative Blatest)

  1. Bashful, sheepish.
  2. Dull, stupid.

Anagrams

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Blate

  1. Template:Nl-verb-form

Anagrams

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Etymology

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Origin uncertain; perhaps from Old English blāt ‘pale’.

Pronunciation

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  • /blet/

Adjective

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Blate (comparative blater, superlative blatest)

  1. shy, modest, timid
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