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Nuncupate
Pronunciation : Nun"cu*pate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. nuncupatus, p. p. of nuncupare to nuncupate, prob. fr. nomen name + capere to take.]
Definition : 1. To declare publicly or solemnly; to proclaim formally. [Obs.] In whose presence did St. Peter nuncupate it Barrow.
2. To dedicate by declaration; to inscribe; as, to nuncupate a book. [Obs.] Evelyn.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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