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40 Verbs That End With GATE

Part of Speech:
Word Definitions Synonyms
abnegate (verb) deny or renounce
(verb) surrender (power or a position)
(verb) deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure Synonyms: deny
abrogate (verb) revoke formally
aggregate (verb) gather in a mass, sum, or whole Synonyms: combine
(verb) amount in the aggregate to
arrogate (verb) seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession Synonyms: assume, seize, take over, usurp
(verb) make undue claims to having Synonyms: assign
(verb) demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to Synonyms: claim, lay claim
astrogate (verb) navigate in space
(verb) guide in interplanetary travel
castigate (verb) censure severely Synonyms: chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate
(verb) inflict severe punishment on
centrifugate (verb) rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids Synonyms: centrifuge
circumnavigate (verb) travel around, either by plane or ship Synonyms: compass
colligate (verb) consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle Synonyms: subsume
(verb) make a logical or causal connection Synonyms: associate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in
congregate (verb) come together, usually for a purpose
conjugate (verb) unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
(verb) undergo conjugation
(verb) add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.
corrugate (verb) fold into ridges
delegate (verb) give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) Synonyms: assign, depute, designate
(verb) transfer power to someone Synonyms: depute
derogate (verb) cause to seem less serious; play down Synonyms: belittle, denigrate, minimize
desegregate (verb) open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups Synonyms: integrate, mix
divagate (verb) lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking Synonyms: digress, stray, wander
elongate (verb) make long or longer by pulling and stretching Synonyms: stretch
expurgate (verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate Synonyms: bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, shorten
fumigate (verb) treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests Synonyms: fume
fustigate (verb) strike with a cudgel Synonyms: cudgel
gate (verb) restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
(verb) control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate
(verb) supply with a gate
instigate (verb) provoke or stir up Synonyms: incite, set off, stir up
(verb) serve as the inciting cause of Synonyms: inspire, prompt
interrogate (verb) pose a series of questions to Synonyms: question
(verb) transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
investigate (verb) investigate scientifically Synonyms: look into
(verb) conduct an inquiry or investigation of Synonyms: enquire, inquire
irrigate (verb) supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting
(verb) supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams Synonyms: water
ligate (verb) bind with a bandage or ligature
(verb) bind chemically
(verb) join letters in a ligature when writing
litigate (verb) institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against Synonyms: action, process, sue
(verb) engage in legal proceedings
mitigate (verb) to temper
(verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of Synonyms: extenuate, palliate
navigate (verb) act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance Synonyms: pilot
(verb) travel on water propelled by wind or by other means Synonyms: sail, voyage
(verb) direct carefully and safely
negate (verb) make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of Synonyms: neutralise, neutralize, nullify
(verb) prove negative; show to be false Synonyms: contradict
(verb) deny the truth of Synonyms: contradict, contravene
(verb) be in contradiction with Synonyms: belie, contradict
objurgate (verb) express strong disapproval of Synonyms: condemn, decry, excoriate, reprobate
(verb) censure severely Synonyms: castigate, chasten, chastise, correct
obligate (verb) bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted Synonyms: bind, hold, oblige
(verb) commit in order to fulfill an obligation
(verb) force somebody to do something Synonyms: compel, oblige
promulgate (verb) state or announce Synonyms: exclaim, proclaim
(verb) put a law into effect by formal declaration
propagate (verb) multiply sexually or asexually
(verb) cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
(verb) cause to become widely known Synonyms: broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, spread
(verb) transmit
(verb) transmit or cause to broaden or spread
(verb) become distributed or widespread Synonyms: spread
(verb) travel through the air
(verb) transmit from one generation to the next
relegate (verb) assign to a class or kind Synonyms: classify
(verb) assign to a lower position; reduce in rank Synonyms: break, bump, demote, kick downstairs
(verb) expel, as if by official decree Synonyms: banish, bar
(verb) refer to another person for decision or judgment Synonyms: pass on, submit
segregate (verb) separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others
(verb) divide from the main body or mass and collect
(verb) separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
subjugate (verb) make subservient; force to submit or subdue Synonyms: subject
(verb) put down by force or intimidation Synonyms: keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue
subrogate (verb) substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
tailgate (verb) follow at a dangerously close distance
variegate (verb) make something more diverse and varied Synonyms: motley, vary
(verb) change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors

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