Transitive Verbs Ending in ATE and Containing CT

This list gathers 38 English transitive verbs ending in ATE and containing CT, such as Activate, Dictate, Deactivate, Punctuate, Reactivate, Indoctrinate and Spectate. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our verb grammar guide to study direct object patterns and examples.

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Starts with A
3 words
activate
actuate
affectate
Starts with C
2 words
counterindoctrinate
coarctate
Starts with D
3 words
dictate
deactivate
delectate
Starts with E
8 words
effectuate
expectorate
electroplate
eructate
electroporate
exauctorate
electrodesiccate
eluctate
Starts with F
3 words
fractionate
fructuate
factionate
Starts with H
1 words
humectate
Starts with I
3 words
indoctrinate
inactivate
interpunctuate
Starts with M
1 words
mispunctuate
Starts with O
2 words
objectivate
octuplicate
Starts with P
4 words
punctuate
pectinate
punctulate
perfectionate
Starts with R
6 words
reactivate
radioactivate
redictate
repunctuate
reluctate
reactuate
Starts with S
2 words
spectate
sanctificate

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