See Also: imperate(dictionary)

imperate (iou)



imperate verb trans.Pa. pple & ppl adjective -ate (earlier), -ated. LME-E18.
[Orig. pa. pple, from Latin imperatus pa. pple of imperare command, rule: see -ATE2, -ATE3.]
Command, rule.
imperation noun (rare) the action of commanding: only in L18.