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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary times used also in processions and races
EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryverb
charioted; charioting; chariots
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- : to drive or ride in or as if in a chariot
- transitive verb
- : to carry in or as if in a chariot
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb
1550, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English chariot, chariette "wheeled vehicle for transporting people or things, vehicle used in warfare," borrowed from Anglo-French, "four-wheeled vehicle" (also continental Old French), from charier "to transport, carry entry 1" + -ot, noun suffix, here instrumental, going back to Vulgar Latin *-ottus, variant of Latin -ittus, diminutive suffixNOTE: Other examples of -ot as an instrumental suffix are brûlot "fireship," cachot "prison cell."
Verb
derivative of chariot entry 1chariot
noun
Synonyms
- a vehicle with two wheels that was pulled by horses and was raced and used in battle in ancient times //a chariot race