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cultrate

[ kuhl-treyt ]
/ ˈkʌl treɪt /
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adjective

sharp-edged and pointed, as a leaf.

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Also cul·trat·ed [kuhl-trey-tid] /ˈkʌl treɪ tɪd/ .

Origin of cultrate

1855–60; <Latin cultrātus knife-shaped, equivalent to cultr- (stem of culter) knife + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM cultrate

sub·cul·trate, adjectivesub·cul·trat·ed, adjective

Words nearby cultrate

cultivated, cultivate one's own garden, cultivation, cultivator, cult of personality, cultrate, cultural, cultural anthropology, cultural appropriation, cultural capital, cultural cringe
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British Dictionary definitions for cultrate

cultrate

cultrated

/ (ˈkʌltreɪt) /

adjective

shaped like a knife bladecultrate leaves

Word Origin for cultrate

C19: from Latin cultrātus, from culter knife
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