Common Suffixes: Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ate

This vocabulary list features words with the common suffix that means "to make, have, or become."
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  1. accelerate
    move faster
  2. activate
    put in motion
  3. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  4. automate
    operate or make run by machines rather than human action
  5. celebrate
    have a festivity
  6. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  7. communicate
    transfer to another
  8. complicate
    make less simple
  9. concentrate
    make denser, stronger, or purer
  10. demonstrate
    give an exhibition of to an interested audience
  11. differentiate
    acquire a distinct character
  12. duplicate
    a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
  13. educate
    give knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
  14. elevate
    raise from a lower to a higher position
  15. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  16. facilitate
    make easier
  17. formulate
    prepare according to instructions
  18. generate
    bring into existence
  19. illustrate
    depict with a visual representation
  20. initiate
    set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
  21. integrate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  22. investigate
    conduct an inquiry of
  23. liquidate
    eliminate a debt by paying it off
  24. navigate
    direct carefully and safely
  25. participate
    be involved in
  26. perforate
    make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
  27. regulate
    bring into conformity with rules, principles, or usage
  28. validate
    confirm the legal force of
Created on Fri May 03 14:53:54 EDT 2024 (updated Fri Jul 26 16:12:25 EDT 2024)

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