miratev.
/mʌɪˈreɪt/, U.S. /ˌmaɪˈreɪt/ U.S. regional.
intransitive. To express admiration or wonder; to marvel.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > feel wonder, be amazed [verb (intransitive)]
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1893 H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities Speech Mississippi 46 Mirate, this word is used by negroes to mean to wonder.
1939 F. Griswald Sea Island Lady 509 I yeddy you miratin' 'pon 'um, how sweet he stan' an' all.
1941 J. Daniels Tar Heels 78 I suspect that Mr. Wiggins died mirating over the powers of evaporation in his climate.
1954 E. Welty Ponder Heart 43 Everybody..had to listen to Uncle Daniel mirate and gyrate over Bonnie Dee.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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