CURATE


Meaning of CURATE in English

I. ˈkyu̇rə̇t noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English curat, from Medieval Latin curatus, from cura cure of souls (from Latin, care) + Latin -atus -ate — more at cure

1. : one who has the care of souls : clergyman

2. : an assistant or a deputy of a rector or vicar in the churches of the Anglican communion and in the Roman Catholic Church

II. kyəˈrāt, ˈkyu̇ˌr- transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: back-formation from curator

: to act as curator of

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