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Vestigate

Ves′ti-gate

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
vestigatus
, p. p. of
vestigare
. See
Vestige
.]
To investigate.
[Obs.]

Definition 2024

vestigate

vestigate

English

Verb

vestigate ‎(third-person singular simple present vestigates, present participle vestigating, simple past and past participle vestigated)

  1. (obsolete) To investigate.
    • 1813, George Gleig, The historical works of William Robertson (page 274)
      This attempt to vestigate these causes […] will not, perhaps, be deemed an unnecessary digression.

Latin

Verb

vestīgāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of vestīgō

Etymology

Latin vestigatus, past participle of vestigare. See vestige.

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