# imperate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɪm.pə.ɹeɪt/

## Definitions
1. To command.
2. To rule, govern.
3. To direct, motivate.

## Etymology
First attested in 1543, as an adjective, as a verb in 1598; borrowed from Latin imperātus, perfect passive participle of imperō (“to command”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of mpret.

## Source
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