AVIATE

fly, aviate, pilot

(verb) operate an airplane; “The pilot flew to Cuba”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

aviate (third-person singular simple present aviates, present participle aviating, simple past and past participle aviated)

To operate an aircraft.

Synonyms

• fly

• pilot

Source: Wiktionary


A"vi*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aviated; p. pr. & vb. n. Aviating.]

Definition: To fly, or navigate the air, in an aëroplane or heavier-than- air flying machine. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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