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gladiate

American  
[glad-ee-it, -eyt, gley-dee-] / ˈglæd i ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈgleɪ di- /

adjective

Botany.

  1. having the shape of a sword; sword-shaped.

gladiate British  
/ ˈɡleɪ-, ˈɡlædɪɪt, -ˌeɪt /

adjective

  1. botany shaped like a sword

    gladiate leaves
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Etymology

Origin of gladiate

1785–95; < Latin gladi ( us ) sword + -ate 1

Example Sentences

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Gladiators gonna gladiate for the right price.

From Washington Times

"At the Gladiate the play is 'Hamlet,' and Mr. Figaro, from the old Drury, appears."

From Project Gutenberg

They had now arrived in front of the "Gladiate," a massive stone structure, most brilliantly illuminated.

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