Meaning & use

presentate

verb·Academic

A nonstandard verb some speakers use to mean present or to give a presentation.

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He nervously said he would presentate the findings, though the standard verb is present.

The report was criticized for using presentate instead of the correct word present.

A note on using this word

Presentate is considered incorrect by most style guides, since present already functions as the proper verb.

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