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effigiate

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • ĭ-fĭ′jē-āt
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈfɪ.d͡ʒiː.eɪ̯t/
  • Canada, General-American: /ɪˈfɪ.d͡ʒi.eɪ̯t/
  • Australian: /ɪˈfɪ.d͡ʒiː.æɪ̯t/
  • New-Zealand: /əˈfə.d͡ʒiː.æɪ̯t/
  • Scotland: /ɪˈfɪ.d͡ʒi.et/
  • India: /ɪˈfɪ.d͡ʒiː.eːʈ/
  • rhymes with -ɪdʒieɪt

1

verb

Meaning 1

To form as an effigy or make a representation of; to illustrate or depict.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To fashion; to adapt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, transitive

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To embody; to manifest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin effigiātus, past participle of effigiō (“to form”), from effigiēs. See effigy.