mendicate

verb

men·​di·​cate

-dəˌkāt

-ed/-ing/-s

archaic

: beg

mendication

ˌ⸗⸗ˈkāshən

noun

plural -s

archaic

Word History

Etymology

Latin mendicatus, past participle of mendicare

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