frequentative in English

noun
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a frequentative verb or verbal form, e.g., chatter in English.
adjective
1
(of a verb or verbal form) expressing frequent repetition or intensity of action.
Both come from Latin ‘apto’, the frequentative form of ‘apo’, meaning ‘to fit, adapt, accommodate, apply, put on, adjust, etc.’

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1. Prickle is a frequentative of prick.

2. Middle English Crumplen, frequentative of Middle English crumpen

3. จาก ภาษาอังกฤษกลาง Crumplen, cromplen, frequentative ของ ภาษาอังกฤษกลาง crumpen (“ งอ ”), จาก ภาษาอังกฤษเก่า crump (“ เอน ”)

4. Allect (English) Origin & history From Latin Allectare, frequentative of allicere, Allectum

5. Word Origin Middle English: from Old French arguer, from Latin argutari ‘prattle’, frequentative of Arguere ‘make clear, prove, accuse’

6. C.1300, Crumplen, frequentative of crumpen "to curl up" (from Old English crump "bent, crooked")

7. Middle English from Old French arguer, from Latin argutari ‘prattle’, frequentative of Arguere ‘make clear, prove, accuse’

8. Middle English from Old French arguer, from Latin argutari ‘prattle’, frequentative of Arguere ‘make clear, prove, accuse’

9. Late Middle English (in the sense ‘drive away’): from Latin Agitat- ‘Agitated, driven’, from agitare, frequentative of agere ‘do, drive’

10. Late Middle English (in the sense ‘drive away’): from Latin agitat- ‘agitated, driven’, from Agitare, frequentative of agere ‘do, drive’

11. From Middle English Crumplen, cromplen, frequentative of Middle English crumpen (“to curl up, crump”), from Old English crump (“bent, crooked”)

12. Late Middle English (in the sense ‘drive away’): from Latin Agitat- ‘Agitated, driven’, from agitare, frequentative of agere ‘do, drive’

13. Late Middle English (in the sense ‘drive away’): from Latin agitat- ‘Agitated, driven’, from agitare, frequentative of agere ‘do, drive’.

14. Origin of Bouleversement French from Old French bouleverser to overturn boule ball ( from Latin bulla ) verser to overturn ( from Old French) ( from Latin versāre ) ( frequentative of vertere to turn wer- 2 in …

15. Clamber (v.) "to climb with difficulty using hands and feet," late 14c., possibly frequentative of Middle English climben "to climb" (past tense clamb), or akin to Old Norse klembra "to hook (oneself) on." Related: Clambered; clambering.

16. [Middle English Crumplen, probably frequentative of crumpen, to curl up; see crumpet.] Examples Then suddenly I saw her eyes break, her expression crumple , her mouth drop open in a moan, and she flung her arms around me and pulled my head against her breast.

17. Chant (v.) late 14c., "to sing," from Old French Chanter "to sing, celebrate" (12c.), from Latin cantare "to sing," originally frequentative of canere "sing" (which it replaced), from PIE root *kan-"to sing."

18. In addition to a priori, frequentative, subjective and formal conceptions of probability, a further component is described, namely conceptions of animism which are coexistent with others and which can appear to be determining performance especially of children from Kindergarten or elementary school.

19. Curdle (v.) 1630s (earlier crudle, 1580s), "to thicken, cause to congeal, change or form into curd" (transitive), frequentative of curd (v.) "to make into curd" (late 14c., from the noun; see curd).Intransitive sense of "to coagulate, thicken" is from c

20. History and Etymology for Agitate. Middle English agitat "set in motion," borrowed from Latin agitātus, past participle of agitāre "to set in motion, drive before one, arouse, disturb, deal with, turn over in the mind," frequentative of agere "to drive, be in motion, do, perform" — …

21. Crumple (v.) early 14c., cromplen, Crumplen, "press into irregular folds, rumple, wrinkle," also intransitive, "contract into wrinkles, shrink, shrivel," frequentative of crumpen "to curl up" (from Old English crump "bent, crooked"), from Proto-Germanic *krumbo- "to press, squeeze, compress" (source also of German krumm "crooked, warped").

22. The earliest use is as a slang word for "the whining speech of beggars asking for alms" (1640s), from the verb in this sense (1560s), from Old North French Canter (Old French chanter) "to sing, chant," from Latin Cantare, frequentative of canere "to sing" (from PIE root *kan-"to sing").

23. Aggress (v.) "make an attack," 1714, probably a back-formation from aggression; an identical word was used earlier with a sense of "approach" (1570s) and in this sense it is from French aggresser, from Late Latin aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi "to approach, attack." Related: Aggressed; Aggressing.

24. Aggress "make an attack," 1714, probably a back-formation from Aggression; an identical word was used earlier with a sense of "approach" (1570s) and in this sense it is from French Aggresser, from Late Latin Aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi "to approach, attack." Related: Aggressed; Aggressing.

25. Aggress (v.) "make an attack," 1714, probably a back-formation from Aggression; an identical word was used earlier with a sense of "approach" (1570s) and in this sense it is from French Aggresser, from Late Latin Aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi "to approach, attack." Related: Aggressed; Aggressing.

26. Aggress (v.) "make an attack," 1714, probably a back-formation from aggression; an identical word was used earlier with a sense of "approach" (1570s) and in this sense it is from French aggresser, from Late Latin aggressare, frequentative of Latin aggredi "to approach, attack." Related: Aggressed; aggressing.

27. Crumple (v.) early 14c., cromplen, Crumplen, "press into irregular folds, rumple, wrinkle," also intransitive, "contract into wrinkles, shrink, shrivel," frequentative of crumpen "to curl up" (from Old English crump "bent, crooked"), from Proto-Germanic *krumbo- "to press, squeeze, compress" (source also of German krumm "crooked, warped").

28. Agitate (v.) 1580s, "to disturb," from Latin agitatus, past participle of agitare "to put in constant or violent motion, drive onward, impel," frequentative of agere "to set in motion, drive, drive forward," figuratively "incite to action; keep in movement, stir up" (from PIE root *ag-"to drive, draw out or forth, move").

29. Cite (v.) mid-15c., "to summon, call upon officially," from Old French Citer "to summon" (14c.), from Latin citare "to summon, urge, call; put in sudden motion, call forward; rouse, exCite," frequentative of ciere "to move, set in motion, stir, rouse, call, invite" from PIE root *keie-"to set in motion, to move to and fro."

30. Mid-15c., cohabitacioun, "action or state of living together," from Old French cohabitacion "cohabitation; sexual intercourse," or directly from Late Latin Cohabitationem (nominative cohabitatio), noun of action from past participle stem of cohabitare "to dwell together," from co-"with, together" (see co-) + habitare "to live, inhabit, dwell," frequentative of habere "to have

31. 1300, cesen, "to stop moving, acting, or speaking; come to an end," from Old French cesser "to come to an end, stop, Cease; give up, desist," from Latin cessare "to Cease, go slow, give over, leave off, be idle," frequentative of cedere (past participle cessus) "go away, withdraw, yield" (from PIE root *ked-"to go, yield")

32. Mid-15c., cohabitacioun, "action or state of living together," from Old French cohabitacion "cohabitation; sexual intercourse," or directly from Late Latin Cohabitationem (nominative cohabitatio), noun of action from past participle stem of cohabitare "to dwell together," from co- "with, together" (see co-) + habitare "to live, inhabit, dwell," frequentative of habere "to have, to hold, possess" (from PIE root *ghabh- "to …

33. Consult (v.) "ask advice of, seek the opinion of as a guide to one's own judgment," 1520s, from French Consulter (16c.), from Latin Consultare "Consult, take the advice of," frequentative of consulere "to take counsel, meet and consider," originally probably "to call together," as in consulere senatum "to gather the senate" (to ask for advice), from Proto-Italic *kom-sel-e-, from * kom-"with

34. Afflict (v.) late 14c., "to cast down" (a sense now obsolete), from Old French aflicter, from Latin Afflictare "to damage, harass, torment," frequentative of affligere (past participle Afflictus) "to dash down, overthrow," from ad "to" (see ad-) + fligere (past participle flictus) "to strike," from PIE root *bhlig-"to strike" (source also of Greek phlibein "to press, crush," Czech blizna "scar

35. Late 14c., transitive and intransitive, "make avowal or admission of" (a fault, crime, sin, debt, etc.), from Old French Confesser (transitive and intransitive), from Vulgar Latin *Confessare, a frequentative form from Latin Confess-, past participle stem of confiteri "to acknowledge," from assimilated form of com "together" (see con-) + fateri "to admit," akin to fari "speak," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say."

36. Assess (v.) early 15c., "to fix the amount (of a tax, fine, etc.)," from Anglo-French Assesser, from Medieval Latin Assessare "fix a tax upon," originally frequentative of Latin Assessus "a sitting by," past participle of assidere / adsidere "to sit beside" (and thus to assist in the office of a judge), "sit with in counsel or office," from ad "to" (see ad-) + sedere "to sit," from PIE root