CONSTATE

Etymology

Verb

constate (third-person singular simple present constates, present participle constating, simple past and past participle constated)

(linguistics) To relay information in a statement and say whether it is true or false.

To ascertain; to verify; to establish; to prove.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*state", v. t. Etym: [F. constater; L. con- + stare to stand.]

Definition: To ascertain; to verify; to establish; to prove. F. P. Cobbe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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