Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Plicate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
fold into pleats
"Pleat the cloth"
2
To fold or pleat (usually used in passive).
Adjective
1
Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.
Broader Terms (hypernyms)