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to tribulate

to tribulate

1 9.9
To make people suffer great pain or trouble
  • verb
  • Archaic
: atribular
  • The villagers were tribulated by years of drought and famine.

Examples

  • Many families were tribulated by the economic downturn.

  • Throughout history, many regimes have sought to tribulate those who opposed them.

  • She felt increasingly tribulated by the relentless pressures of her demanding job.

  • The news of the disaster tribulated the entire community.

  • The villagers were tribulated by years of drought and famine.

  • Many families were tribulated by the economic downturn.

  • Throughout history, many regimes have sought to tribulate those who opposed them.

Synonyms

to plague
vsto tribulate
122 5.6

To cause constant trouble and suffering to people and things

inflicts intense or oppressive suffering rather than merely long-lasting bother
torment
vsto tribulate
  • NSFW
60 5.6

Great physical or mental pain someone feels

afflicts more broadly with oppressive suffering rather than only intense pain

Antonyms

to liberate
202 4.3

Set someone free from prison or unfair control

to comfort
172 1.0

To make someone feel less upset or in pain

How Harmful

to devastate
256 4.9
to persecute
91 7.0
to tribulate
  • Archaic
1 9.9
to afflict
49 6.0
to trouble
128 1.8
to annoy
144 1.0

Surface Forms

tribulate infinitive
tribulated past
tribulated past participle
tribulating present participle
tribulates third person singular

Etymology

The word tribulate comes from a Latin word meaning 'to press', from tribulum, a wooden board used to press or thresh grain. So, being 'pressed' is a clear picture that became a way to talk about heavy trouble, and you can see the same idea in the common word tribulation, which is why to tribulate someone means to cause great suffering or distress.