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caseate

American

[key-see-eyt] / ˈkeɪ siˌeɪt /

verb (used without object)

Pathology.

caseated, caseating

to undergo caseation.

caseate British

/ ˈkeɪsɪˌeɪt /

verb

(intr) pathol to undergo caseation

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Etymology

Origin of caseate

First recorded in 1865–70; from Latin cāse(us) cheese ¹ + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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They are like the grill age one notes in ancient French country houses—little caseate cut in the windows through which you may see in vivid outline a little section of the landscape.

From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James

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