Home › Words › E › erogateerogateerogate · verb — to lay out, deal out or give out.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Latin ērogātus, past participle of ērogō, from ex- (“out”) + rogō (“ask”). By surface analysis, e- + Latin rog- + -ate.verbto lay out, deal out or give outDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.begive 55% match — To give out; give of oneself; issue; endow; administer; transfer. vs erogate →prodigate 53% match — To squander. vs erogate →allot 53% match — To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot. vs erogate →ablegate 53% match — To send abroad. vs erogate →dispensation 52% match — The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution vs erogate →outgiving 51% match — Something given out or emitted. vs erogate →distribute 51% match — To divide into portions and dispense. vs erogate →begiving 51% match — The act or process of begiving or giving out; issuing. vs erogate →