sagaciate

intransitive verb

sa·​ga·​ci·​ate

səˈgashēˌāt,

-gāsh-,

-gashəˌwāt

-ed/-ing/-s

chiefly South

: to get along : thrive

Word History

Etymology

probably from sagacity + -ate

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