foliate

-foliate

transitive verb

-·at·ed, -·at·ing

1. to divide into thin layers
2. to beat into foil
to decorate with leaflike layers or ornamentation
to number the leaves of (a book or manuscript)

Origin of foliate

from Classical Latin foliatus, leafy from folium, a leaf from Indo-European base an unverified form bhel-, an unverified form bhl?-, to swell, blossom from source blade, bloom

to separate into layers
to send out leaves

having or covered with leaves
like a leaf or leaves

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foliate

adjective

Of or relating to leaves.
Shaped like a leaf.
also fo·li·at·ed Geology Exhibiting foliation.

verb

fo·li·at·ed, fo·li·at·ing, fo·li·ates

verb

transitive

To hammer or cut (metal) into thin leaf or foil.
a. To coat (glass, for example) with metal foil.
b. To furnish or adorn with metal foil.
To separate into thin layers or laminae.
To decorate with foliage or foils: an arch that is foliated in the Gothic style.
To number the leaves of (a manuscript, for example).

verb

intransitive

To produce foliage.
To split into thin leaflike layers or folia.

Origin of foliate

Latin foliātus bearing foliage from folium leaf ; see folium .

-foliate

suffix

Having a specified kind or number of leaves: trifoliate.

Origin of -foliate

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Adjective

(comparative more foliate, superlative most foliate)

of or relating to leaves
shaped like a leaf
(geology) foliated

Verb

(third-person singular simple present foliates, present participle foliating, simple past and past participle foliated)

To form into leaves.
To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.
To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver.
to foliate a looking-glass

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