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insensate

adj.
UK //ɪnsˈɛnseɪt// in·sen·sate Archaic
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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsēnsātus.

Etymology 2

From the substantivation of the above adjective. See -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Etymology 3

From Latin īnsēnsātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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