Latin · suffix
-atus
past-participle ending
Words sharing this root
affiliateA formal connection with another person, organization, or group.aggregateA whole formed by combining separate parts.animateTo give life or apparent living movement to something.annihilateTo destroy something so completely that its former state ceases.appellateRelating to the review of lower-court decisions.celebrateTo honor something through a special observance.circulateTo pass around among connected places or people.coagulateTo change or cause a liquid to change into a thick or solid mass.commensurateMatching in size, degree, or proportion.compensateTo provide something that offsets work, loss, or disadvantage.complicateTo make something more complex or difficult.concatenateTo join things end to end in a series.confiscateTo take property by authority, especially as a penalty.conjugateGive the grammatical forms of a verb.consulateThe office and duties of a consul.consummateTo bring to full completion or perfection.contemplateTo think carefully about something.corporateBelonging to an organized body collectively.degenerateTo deteriorate from a sounder or more organized state.denigrateTo criticize someone or something unfairly.depreciateTo reduce the value attributed to something.designateTo officially select or identify for a particular role.desperateDriven by overwhelming need or a loss of hope.deviateTo depart from an established course or norm.differentiateTo establish distinguishing features between things.discriminateTo distinguish and treat things differently.effeminateHaving traits stereotypically associated with women, especially in a man.elaborateDeveloped with considerable detail or complexity.elongateTo make or become longer.emancipateTo free someone from another's control.emasculateTo remove male reproductive organs.eradicateTo remove or destroy completely.evaporateTo turn from liquid into vapor.eviscerateTo remove the internal organs of a body.exculpateClear someone of blame or alleged guilt.exonerateTo officially clear someone of blame or accusation.exterminateTo kill an entire group of living things.flagellateTo whip or beat as punishment or penance.graduateTo complete a course and advance beyond its level.immolateTo sacrifice or destroy, especially by burning.incarcerateTo confine someone in prison or jail.incarnateRepresenting an idea or quality in physical form.incinerateTo burn something completely to ashes.inconsiderateNot caring enough about other people's feelings or needs.incorporateTo unite separate parts into an organized body.infuriateTo make someone extremely angry.innovateTo introduce new ideas or ways of doing things.inoculateTo administer material that builds protection against disease.inseminateTo introduce reproductive seed so new growth can begin.insulateprotect from outside effects by separating or shieldingintegrateTo bring separate parts together into a functioning whole.intimateVery close or familiar in a personal way.intimidateTo make people afraid, especially to influence their behavior.inveterateLong-established and firmly fixed by habit.invigilateTo supervise students during an examination.inviolateKept safe from harm or violation.isolatedSeparated from surrounding people or occurrences.laureateA person honored for outstanding achievement, or describing such a person.legitimateSupported by a valid basis under applicable standards.liberateTo release something from confinement or binding control.literateAble to understand and use written language.literatiwell-educated literary or intellectual people considered as a grouplitigateTo pursue a dispute through legal proceedings.lubricateTo reduce friction so that something moves or works smoothly.magistrateA civil officer or judge with limited legal authority.moderateKept within a middle range rather than at extremes.negotiateTo discuss terms in order to reach an agreement.novitiateThe period or state of training before full membership in a religious community.obliterateTo destroy or erase something completely.opiateA drug derived from opium.ornateHighly elaborate in decoration or style.participateTo take part in an activity.particulateMatter in the form of tiny separate particles.passionateHaving or showing strong feelings.permeateSpread throughout or pass through something.populateTo fill a place with inhabitants.potentateA ruler or other person with great power.precipitateTo cause an event to happen suddenly or sooner than expected.proportionateAppropriately matched in size, amount, degree, or seriousness.proximateImmediately near in a sequence or setting.radiateExtending or spreading outward from a central point.repatriateReturn to a country of origin.retaliateTo harm someone in return for harm or insult.ruminateTo chew food returned from the stomach.secretariatAn office or staff that handles an organization's administrative work.separateBeing or making things apart from one another.sophisticateWorldly sophistication in taste and manners.stimulateTo provoke increased activity or response.subjugateTo bring under domination or control, especially by force.supplicateTo ask humbly and earnestly for help or mercy.suppurateTo produce pus.temperateModerate and free from extremes.terminateTo bring something to an end.triumvirateA group of three people sharing power or influence.undulateTo move or curve smoothly up and down like waves.vacateTo leave a place or position unoccupied.vertebrateAn animal with a backbone, or having a backbone.