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Vigilate vs Vigilante - What's the difference?

vigilate | vigilante |

As a verb vigilate

is (obsolete|or|nonstandard) to monitor, watch over, control.

As a noun vigilante is

a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

vigilate

English

Verb

(vigilat)
  • (obsolete, or, nonstandard) to monitor, watch over, control
    • ----

    vigilante

    English

    (wikipedia vigilante)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

    • Derived terms

    * digilante

    Anagrams

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