To appoint or authorize someone to carry out a commission or special task; to commission.
From commission + -ate suffix (making a verb). Follows the pattern of English verbs derived from nouns describing actions.
This verb is archaic and you'll rarely hear it today—modern English prefers the simpler 'commission'—but it appeared in historical documents describing the official granting of authority.
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