imperate

verb

/ˈɪm.pə.ɹeɪt/UK/ˈɪm.pɚ.eɪt/US/ˈɪm.pə.ɹɪt/UK/ˈɪm.pɚ.ɪt/US

Etymology

First attested in 1543, as an adjective, as a verb in 1598; borrowed from Latin imperātus, perfect passive participle of imperō (“to command”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of mpret.

borrowed from imperātus

Definitions

1
To command.
- There be duties […] imperated or governed by religion.
To rule, govern.
3
To direct, motivate.
- The act of the will that precedes and imperates faith is not yet the love of charity but rather an intention or desire to love.
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1. 4
  Done by express direction
  Done by express direction; not involuntary; commanded.
  - imperate acts; imperate actions
  - The will by an imperate act commands the assent of the intellect to the truth revealed by God.
2. Imperated.

The neighborhood

neighboremperor
neighborempire
neighborempress
neighborimperation
neighborimperative
neighborimperator
neighborimperial
neighborimperialism

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA