Middle English Dictionary Entry

-āten verb suf.
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Forms -āten verb suf.
Etymology Formed in ME to go with ppls. in -āt (from L), which were commonly used in verb phrases. The ppl. of such verbs ends either in -āt or in -āted.

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Examples are: cre-aten, desol-aten, equ-aten, fortun-aten, moder-aten, separ-aten.
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