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☆☆☆☆☆A suffix appears at the end of a word. Just like a prefix appears at the beginning. EXAMPLE: fly"ING" where the ING is the suffix in the word
come at the end and modify the meaning of the word root.
-ate
The root of many English word with "naut" in them relates to sailors and the sea. However juggernaut is from the Hindi from the Sanskrit "Jagannatha" (Lord of the World) a form of the name of Lord Krishna. As a consequence the term means master or lord (nātha) of the World or Universe (jagat).
Words ending in -ATE can be more than one part of speech.
In reiterate it is a verb.
In operate, disseminate, and create, it is a verb.
In literate, it is an adjective.
In consulate and electorate, it is a noun.
In separate and deliberate, it is a verb or an adjective.
In advocate and conglomerate, it can be a verb or a noun.
The suffix -ate is found added to nouns to form group nouns, and added to word roots to form verbs, adjectives, and associated nouns.
Criminologist
a verb
The prefix is ill and the suffix is ate
prefix COM , CON ..... complacent , companion , complicated , conjecture
