striate

[ verb strahy-eyt; adjective strahy-it, -eyt ]
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verb (used with object),stri·at·ed, stri·at·ing.
  1. to mark with striae; furrow; stripe; streak.

adjective

Origin of striate

1
1660–70; <Latin striātus furrowed, fluted, equivalent to stri(a) (see stria) + -ātus-ate1

Other words from striate

  • mul·ti·stri·ate, adjective
  • sub·stri·ate, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for striate

striate

adjective(ˈstraɪɪt) striated
  1. marked with striae; striped

verb(ˈstraɪeɪt)
  1. (tr) to mark with striae

Origin of striate

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C17: from Latin striāre to make grooves, from stria

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