Choate

/ˈkoʊeɪt/ adjective

Definition

Complete, finished, or legally valid and properly formed (often used in legal contexts).

Etymology

From Latin choatus, past participle of coire (to come together, complete), from co- (together) + ire (to go). Used in legal terminology to mean 'complete' or 'accomplished.'

Kelly Says

Choate is basically the formal legal word for 'done'—lawyers use it to describe something that's legally complete and binding, and interestingly, it's becoming less common because people just say 'complete' instead, showing how language simplifies over time!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቾአት
cho-at
ARالعربية
تشوآيت
tʃoːˈaɪt
BNবাংলা
চোয়েট
cho-ēt
CACatalà
choate
ˈʃoː.at
CSČeština
choate
ˈʃoː.at
DADansk
choate
ˈʃoː.at
DEDeutsch
choate
ˈtʃoʊ.at
ELΕλληνικά
χοατέ
xo-at-e
ESEspañol
choate
cho-āt
FAفارسی
چوآیت
čoːˈajt
FISuomi
choate
ˈʃoː.ɑt
FRFrançais
choate
ʃo-at
GUGU
ચોએટ
chō-ēt
HAHA
choate
tʃoʊ-āt
HEעברית
צ'וייט
tʃo-it
HIहिन्दी
चोएट
chō-ēt
HUMagyar
choate
ˈʃoː.at
IDBahasa Indonesia
choate
cho-at
IGIG
choate
tʃoʊ-āt
ITItaliano
choate
ˈkjoʊ.ate
JA日本語
チョエイト
chō-ēto
KKKK
шоат
ʃo-at
KMKM
ចុង
chōng
KO한국어
초에이트
cho-eiteu
MRMR
चोएट
chō-ēt
MSBahasa Melayu
choate
cho-at
MYမြန်မာ
ချိုးအိတ်
cho-eɪt
NLNederlands
choate
ˈkjoʊ.at
NONorsk
choate
ˈʃoː.at
PAPA
ਚੋਏਟ
chō-ēt
PLPolski
choate
ˈxɔ.at
PTPortuguês
choate
ʃo-at
RORomână
choate
ˈʃoː.at
RUРусский
чоэйт
cho-yit
SVSvenska
choate
ˈʃoː.at
SWKiswahili
choate
cho-a-te
TAதமிழ்
சோயேட்
so-yaːt
TEతెలుగు
చోయేట్
cho-ēṭ
THไทย
โชเอต
cho-ēt
TLTL
choate
cho-at
TRTürkçe
choate
ço-at
UKУкраїнська
чоейт
cho-yit
URاردو
چوآٹ
chō-āt
VITiếng Việt
choate
cho-at
YOYO
choate
tʃoʊ-āt
ZH中文
乔伊特
qiáo yì tè
ZUZU
choate
tʃoʊ-āt

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