Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Foliate has 10 different meanings across 2 categories:
Verb
· Adjective
Verb
1
hammer into thin flat foils
"foliate metal"
3
coat or back with metal foil
"foliate glass"
4
number the pages of a book or manuscript
5
grow leaves
"the tree foliated in Spring"
Adjective
1
ornamented with foliage or foils
"foliate tracery"
"a foliated capital"
2
(often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves
"`foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'"
3
(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
Example Sentences
"foliate metal"
verb
"foliate glass"
verb
"the tree foliated in Spring"
verb
"foliate tracery"
adjective
"a foliated capital"
adjective
"`foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)