mirate
verb/ˈmaɪ.ɹeɪt/
Etymology
Back-formation from miration on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix). Ultimately from Latin mīror (“to marvel at”).
- derived from mīror
Definitions
To marvel at.
- With Bud in her arms and Babe at her heels, she rushed from one part of the court to another, laughing boisterously at Paulo's monkey pranks, and "mirating" over Francesca's tawdry finery.
- That paper-doll mother was still mirating at her own flesh and blood having lice. Rosacoke smiled and thought, "That is the one funny thing since Heywood Betts and his Honolulu shirt."
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA