Meaning & use
Serenate
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An archaic or literary term meaning to serenade; to entertain someone with music, especially at night beneath a window.
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The poet imagined knights who would serenate their ladies beneath the castle walls.
In the old ballad, a lovesick shepherd serenates the moon itself.
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An archaic variant of 'serenade,' found occasionally in older English poetry; the standard modern verb is 'serenade.'
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