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flotate

verb

Etymology

Back-formation from flotation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix). Equivalent to float + -ate.

  1. derived from *plewd-✻
  2. inherited from *flutōną✻ — “to float”
  3. inherited from *flotōn✻
  4. inherited from flotian — “to float”
  5. inherited from floten
  6. formed as flotate — “float + -ate”

Definitions

  1. To float.

    • Clouds do not flotate, they stay.
    • OK. But I think that dragging noises does not bother so much on motorcycles. It doesn't matter much wich ^([sic]) part flotates - as long as the brake pads doesn't touch the rotor when not braking..

The neighborhood

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