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agreate

Agreate is an archaic or historical English verb form that functions as a variant spelling of the modern verb agree. In Middle English and Early Modern English, spelling varied widely, and agreate appears alongside other spellings such as agreen, agree, and agreed. The modern verb agree derives from Old French agreer, which relates to the Latin gratus meaning pleasing; agreate shares this semantic core, referring to coming to a mutual understanding, consent, or harmony of opinion.

Usage and meaning in historical texts align with the senses of the contemporary word: to share the

Decline and modern status: By the 17th century, the spelling agreate was largely replaced by the standardized

See also: agree, agreement, consent, consensus.

same
view,
to
grant
assent,
or
to
reach
consensus
with
another
party.
In
older
documents,
agreate
could
appear
in
infinitive
or
present-tense
constructions
as
part
of
the
broader
lack
of
standardized
orthography
of
the
period.
The
exact
phrasing
would
vary
by
author
and
locale,
reflecting
the
broader
linguistic
environment
of
Early
Modern
English.
form
agree,
and
it
is
now
encountered
primarily
in
studies
of
historical
linguistics
and
philology.
It
is
not
used
in
contemporary
standard
English
outside
of
discussions
of
language
history.