peninsulate

peninsulate

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English peninsula
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
English peninsulate

    From peninsula + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

    Verb

    peninsulate (third-person singular simple present peninsulates, present participle peninsulating, simple past and past participle peninsulated)

    1. (transitive) To make into a peninsula; to surround almost entirely with water.
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