orbate

English

Etymology

From Latin orbatus, past participle of orbare (“to bereave”), from orbus (“bereaved of parents or children”). See orphan.

Adjective

orbate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) bereaved; fatherless or childless

References

• “orbate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• boater, borate, rebato

Italian

Etymology 1

Participle

orbate f pl

1. feminine plural of orbato

Etymology 2

Verb

orbate

1. inflection of orbare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Anagrams

• erbato

Latin

Verb

orbāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of orbō