Definition of
foliate has definitions from the fields of botany,architecture
1
[ verb ] number the pages of a book or manuscript

Synonyms

page paginate

Related terms

number page

2
[ verb ] coat or back with metal foil; of surfaces such as glass

Related terms

coat foil

3
[ verb ] decorate with leaves

Related terms

decorate foliation

4
[ verb ] hammer into thin flat foils; of metal

Related terms

forge foil

5
[ adjective ] (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

Synonyms

foliaceous foliated

Related terms

stratified

6
[ adjective ] (botany; often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves

Examples

"`foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'"

Related terms

botany leafy

7
[ adjective ] (architecture) ornamented with foliage or foils

Synonyms

foliated

Examples

"foliate tracery" "a foliated capital"

Related terms

architecture leaf leaf

8
[ verb ] grow leaves

Examples

"the tree foliated in Spring"

Related terms

develop leaf

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Rhymes with

exfoliate affiliate appropriate expropriate misappropriate officiate alleviate humiliate retaliate procreate associate renegotiate negotiate glaciate delineate repudiate infuriate glaciate abbreviate deviate dissociate disassociate depreciate initiate appreciate ingratiate excoriate emaciate mediate radiate permeate obviate nauseate differentiate repatriate expatriate enunciate substantiate irradiate remediate recreate expiate create recreate

Phonetic and Homophones

F OW1 L IY0 EY2 T

Similar Spelling

folate Follette filiate fouled Follett foiled foaled foul_out

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