DictionaryRoot: -atus
Latin
-atus
having or having undergone something
Forms
- -atus
- -at- — The form used before further Latin endings.
- -ate — An English development of the Latin ending.
Origin
Latin -atus was commonly formed from verbs ending in -are; it also formed descriptions from nouns.
Note
It can express either the result of an action or possession of a feature.
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adjective
proportionate
pruh-POR-shuh-nut/prəˈpɔːrʃənət/
Appropriately matched in size, amount, degree, or seriousness.
Etymology
The comparative-relation base became a verb meaning to adjust proportions, whose participle meant “proportioned.” This gives proportionate its sense of being adjusted to match something else in size, amount, or degree.
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