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cachinnate

[ kak-uh-neyt ]
/ ˈkæk əˌneɪt /
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verb (used without object), cach·in·nat·ed, cach·in·nat·ing.
to laugh loudly or immoderately.
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Origin of cachinnate

First recorded in 1815–25; from Latin cachinnātus (past participle of cachinnāre “to laugh aloud, laugh immoderately”), equivalent to cachinn- “laugh aloud” + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM cachinnate

cach·in·na·tion, nouncach·in·na·tor, nouncach·in·na·to·ry [kak-uh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, kuh-kin-uh-], /ˈkæk ə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, kəˈkɪn ə-/, adjective

Words nearby cachinnate

cache memory, cachepot, cachet, Cacheu, cachexia, cachinnate, cachinnation, Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, cachou, cachucha, cacimbo
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Words related to cachinnate

cackle, guffaw, roar, break up, die laughing, laugh one's head off

How to use cachinnate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for cachinnate

cachinnate
/ (ˈkækɪˌneɪt) /
verb
(intr) to laugh loudly

Derived forms of cachinnate

cachinnatory, adjective

Word Origin for cachinnate

C19: from Latin cacchināre, probably of imitative origin
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