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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPIFLICATE

A humorous coinage.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPIFLICATE

spiflicate  [ˈspɪflɪˌkeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPIFLICATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spiflicate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb spiflicate in English.

WHAT DOES SPIFLICATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spiflicate in the English dictionary

The definition of spiflicate in the dictionary is to destroy; annihilate.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPIFLICATE

PRESENT

Present
I spiflicate
you spiflicate
he/she/it spiflicates
we spiflicate
you spiflicate
they spiflicate
Present continuous
I am spiflicating
you are spiflicating
he/she/it is spiflicating
we are spiflicating
you are spiflicating
they are spiflicating
Present perfect
I have spiflicated
you have spiflicated
he/she/it has spiflicated
we have spiflicated
you have spiflicated
they have spiflicated
Present perfect continuous
I have been spiflicating
you have been spiflicating
he/she/it has been spiflicating
we have been spiflicating
you have been spiflicating
they have been spiflicating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I spiflicated
you spiflicated
he/she/it spiflicated
we spiflicated
you spiflicated
they spiflicated
Past continuous
I was spiflicating
you were spiflicating
he/she/it was spiflicating
we were spiflicating
you were spiflicating
they were spiflicating
Past perfect
I had spiflicated
you had spiflicated
he/she/it had spiflicated
we had spiflicated
you had spiflicated
they had spiflicated
Past perfect continuous
I had been spiflicating
you had been spiflicating
he/she/it had been spiflicating
we had been spiflicating
you had been spiflicating
they had been spiflicating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will spiflicate
you will spiflicate
he/she/it will spiflicate
we will spiflicate
you will spiflicate
they will spiflicate
Future continuous
I will be spiflicating
you will be spiflicating
he/she/it will be spiflicating
we will be spiflicating
you will be spiflicating
they will be spiflicating
Future perfect
I will have spiflicated
you will have spiflicated
he/she/it will have spiflicated
we will have spiflicated
you will have spiflicated
they will have spiflicated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been spiflicating
you will have been spiflicating
he/she/it will have been spiflicating
we will have been spiflicating
you will have been spiflicating
they will have been spiflicating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would spiflicate
you would spiflicate
he/she/it would spiflicate
we would spiflicate
you would spiflicate
they would spiflicate
Conditional continuous
I would be spiflicating
you would be spiflicating
he/she/it would be spiflicating
we would be spiflicating
you would be spiflicating
they would be spiflicating
Conditional perfect
I would have spiflicate
you would have spiflicate
he/she/it would have spiflicate
we would have spiflicate
you would have spiflicate
they would have spiflicate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been spiflicating
you would have been spiflicating
he/she/it would have been spiflicating
we would have been spiflicating
you would have been spiflicating
they would have been spiflicating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you spiflicate
we let´s spiflicate
you spiflicate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to spiflicate
Past participle
spiflicated
Present Participle
spiflicating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPIFLICATE


authenticate
ɔːˈθɛntɪˌkeɪt
calycate
ˈkælɪˌkeɪt
catholicate
kəˈθɒlɪˌkeɪt
communicate
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt
complicate
ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪt
dedicate
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt
deduplicate
diːˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪt
divellicate
daɪˈvelɪˌkeɪt
eradicate
ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt
explicate
ˈɛksplɪˌkeɪt
exsufflicate
ɛkˈsʌflɪˌkeɪt
implicate
ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt
indicate
ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt
multiplicate
ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪt
overcomplicate
ˌəʊvəˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪt
reduplicate
rɪˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪt
replicate
ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt
spifflicate
ˈspɪflɪˌkeɪt
supplicate
ˈsʌplɪˌkeɪt
vellicate
ˈvɛlɪˌkeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPIFLICATE

spif
spiff
spiffier
spiffiest
spiffily
spiffiness
spiffing
spifflicate
spifflication
spiffy
spiflication
spignel
spigot
spigot and socket joint
spik
spike
spike heel
spike heels
spike lavender
spike someone´s guns

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPIFLICATE

abdicate
aluminosilicate
applicate
birth certificate
certificate
clearance certificate
death certificate
delicate
domesticate
duplicate
in triplicate
insurance certificate
intoxicate
intricate
locate
lubricate
predicate
silicate
silver certificate
syndicate
triplicate

Synonyms and antonyms of spiflicate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spiflicate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPIFLICATE

Find out the translation of spiflicate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spiflicate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spiflicate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

spiflicate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

spiflicate
570 millions of speakers

English

spiflicate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spiflicate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

spiflicate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

spiflicate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

spiflicate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তিরস্কার করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spiflicate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spiflikat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spiflicate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

spiflicate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

spiflicate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spiflikat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

spiflicate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spiflicate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पिगुलेटेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dövmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spiflicate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spiflicate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

spiflicate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spiflicate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

spiflicate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spiflicate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spiflicate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spiflicate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spiflicate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIFLICATE»

The term «spiflicate» is barely ever used and occupies the 206.314 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIFLICATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spiflicate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spiflicate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spiflicate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPIFLICATE»

Discover the use of spiflicate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spiflicate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The New sporting magazine
Now time is all manner of things too ; we lose it, and we gain it, and yet we can never lay our fists upon it, we are losing it now, with a vengeance, squire, and never more so, than when we are trying to spiflicate it." "My good friend, I am at a loss ...
2
Wordbook of Australian Idiom: Aussie Slang
(2) 'I'm spewie on losing the football game' spewing Exasperated, chafed, annoyed— 'If we lose the contract we will be spewing' spiflicate Very humorous, to make one laugh uncontrollably— 'Don't spiflicate me now!' spiflicate Punish, hurt ...
Kerrin P. Rowe, 2005
3
The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
BIFF—with some such sense as to hit (hard), hence to startle or astonish, or an adv. of the spang kind—cf. its use in dial. spiff and spack bran new, quite new. spiflicate (–1785); often spifflicate (1841—in dial.) and, mainly Cornish dial., The  ...
Eric Partridge, 2003
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Slang. A dictionary of the turf, the ring, the chase, the ...
.Spzlflicate (v. a.)—to spiflicate a thief is to spill him, or betray the subject of his roguery. A man is deserving of spiflication who cannot hold his tongue, but will speak to harm a fellow-mortal, whose opinions are of that primitive kind which ...
Jon BEE (pseud. [i.e. John Badcock.]), 1823
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Slang: a dictionary of the turf, the ring, the chase, the ...
To join a bank' in a hell, is to ' go upon the spec' Spice-islands— any filthy stinking neighbourhood. Spice of luck — to win a small stake, or small share in a lottery prize. From ' espcce de bonne fortune,' French. Spiflicate (v. a.) — to spiflicate a ...
John] [Badcock, 1823
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The Gilded Tongue: Overly Eloquent Words for Everyday Things
... he didn't want to be intimidated by the school bully, he'd need to spiflicate hi show his physical dominance. SOPHROSYNE • SPIFLICATE STACIARY (STAY- jee-ER-ee): n. from Medieval Latin stagiarius, from stagium, estaejum.
Rod L. Evans, 2006
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An Australian Dictionary for North Americans
Australian version of an ice cream soda. spiflicate v. To kill or destroy, e.g. If you give me any lip I'll spiflicate you. spine-basher n. A sleeping person, a lazy person. spine-bashing v. Sleeping, lying down on the job, goofing off. spinifex n.
Noel Funge, 2000
8
The Ingoldsby Legends, Volume 2
You've pouched the good gentleman's money, So out with your whinger at once, And scrag Iane while I spiflicate Iohnny!” He refused, and harsh language ensued, Which ended at length in a duel, When he that was mildest in mood Gave the ...
Richard Harris Barham, Carol Hart, 2013
9
The Yellow God
Very interesting experience;no whiteman ever have such luck before. Asika nothalf bad,ifshefondof you; she like little girl in song,when she good, shevery, very good. At any rate, nothing else to do.Marry Asika or spiflicate, whichmean, Major, ...
Henry Rider Haggard, 2007
10
A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
on the cherry coloured prancer, I robbed the man on thfj black horse. Speck't wiper, a coloured handkerchief, (cant) Spider shanked, thin legged. Spiflicate, to spiflicate, to confound, silence, or dumbfound. Spill, a small reward, or gift of money.
‎1785

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPIFLICATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spiflicate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mullered and 61 other words for beaten at sport
There is spiflicate itself (which the OED terms "fanciful" but others suggest combines one or more of "stifle", "suffocate" and the dialect words "smothercate" and ... «BBC News, Jun 14»
2
10 Best Footballers to Look Out for in the FIFA Worldcup 2014
Iniesta, coupled with Xavi in the midfield, both can spiflicate opponent team's defense quite recklessly and for Barcelona's success, this couple is not far away ... «SportsBlog.com, Jun 14»
3
The true origin stories of 7 happy words
There was also spiflicate, which was an even older word meaning "to confound, completely overcome." So you'd spiflicate some poor shlub into buying an ugly ... «The Week Magazine, Aug 13»
4
What's on the box tonight
Sure, there are times we'd all like to spiflicate our families, but to have a family is a blessing we should never take for granted. Pictures of Hollis Wood Universal ... «Courier Mail, Dec 10»

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