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basiate

[ bey-see-eyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Obsolete.
, ba·si·at·ed, ba·si·at·ing.
  1. to kiss.

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  • basi·ation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of basiate1

1615–25; < Latin bāsiātus (past participle of bāsiāre ), equivalent to bāsi ( um ) a kiss + -ātus -ate 1

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