vate
51ex|ca|vate — «EHKS kuh vayt», verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. –v.t. 1. to make hollow; hollow out: »The tunnel was made by excavating the side of a mountain. 2. to make by digging; dig: »The …
52ex|cur|vate — «ehks KUR viht», adjective. Zoology. excurved …
53ex|tra|o|vate — «EHKS truh OH vayt», adjective. Biology. exterior to the egg …
54in|ac|ti|vate — «ihn AK tuh vayt», transitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. 1. to make inactive: »to inactivate a bomb. 2. to destroy the activity of: »to inactivate a virus. –in´ac|ti|va´tion, noun …
55in|cur|vate — «adjective. ihn KUR viht, vayt; verb. ihn KUR vayt», adjective, verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. –adj. curving inward. –v.t., v.i. to turn from a straight line or course; curve or bend inward; curve. ╂[< Latin incurvātus, past participle of incurvāre;… …
56in|ner|vate — «ih NUR vayt, IHN uhr vayt», transitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. 1. to stimulate (an organ or muscle) through nerves: »The facial nerve innervates the muscles of expression. 2. to supply (an organ or muscle) with nerves. ╂[< …
57in|no|vate — «IHN uh vayt», verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. –v.i. to make changes; bring in something new or new ways of doing things: »It is difficult to innovate when people prefer the old, familiar way of doing things. It were good…that men in their innovations… …
58in|sal|i|vate — «ihn SAL uh vayt», transitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. to mix (food) with saliva in the chewing process. –in|sal´i|va´tion, noun …
59khe|di|vate — «kuh DEE vayt», noun. the office, authority, or government of a khedive …
60mar|gra|vate — «MAHR gruh vayt», noun. = margraviate. (Cf. ↑margraviate) …
