basiate

[ bey-see-eyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Obsolete.

, ba·si·at·ed, ba·si·at·ing.

1. to kiss.

Other Words From

• basi·ation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of basiate¹

1615–25; < Latin bāsiātus (past participle of bāsiāre ), equivalent to bāsi ( um ) a kiss + -ātus -ate ¹