impetrate

verb /ˈɪmpɪtɹeɪt/

1. To obtain by asking; to procure upon request.

   transitive

2. To ask for, demand.

   transitive

   But he that would illustrate this, should distinguish between this salvation, already impetrated or obtained, and salvation about to be impetrated; or between salvation, and the promise of salvation […]

Where it comes from

First attested in 1528; borrowed from Latin impetrātus, perfect passive participle of impetrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- + pātrō (“to achieve, make happen”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry impetrate (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← impetrableimpinguate →

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