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foliate
[ adjective foh-lee-it, -eyt; verb foh-lee-eyt ]
/ adjective ˈfoʊ li ɪt, -ˌeɪt; verb ˈfoʊ liˌeɪt /
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adjective
verb (used without object), fo·li·at·ed, fo·li·at·ing.
to put forth leaves.
to split into thin leaflike layers or laminae.
verb (used with object), fo·li·at·ed, fo·li·at·ing.
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Origin of foliate
OTHER WORDS FROM foliate
sub·fo·li·ate, adjectiveWords nearby foliate
folia, foliaceous, foliage, foliage plant, foliar, foliate, foliated, foliated joint, foliation, foliature, folic
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British Dictionary definitions for foliate
foliate
adjective (ˈfəʊlɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)
- relating to, possessing, or resembling leaves
- in combinationtrifoliate
(of certain metamorphic rocks, esp schists) having the constituent minerals arranged in thin leaflike layers
verb (ˈfəʊlɪˌeɪt)
Word Origin for foliate
C17: from Latin foliātus leaved, leafy
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