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ba•si•ate
(bā′sē āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -at•ed, -at•ing. [Obs.]
ba′si•a′tion, n.
- to kiss.
- Latin bāsiātus (past participle of bāsiāre), equivalent. to bāsi(um) a kiss + -ātus -ate1
- 1615–25