Foliate Definition

fōlē-ĭt, -āt
foliated, foliates, foliating
adjective
Having or covered with leaves.
Webster's New World
Like a leaf or leaves.
Webster's New World
Exhibiting foliation.
American Heritage
(geology) Foliated.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
foliated, foliates, foliating
To send out leaves.
Webster's New World
To coat (glass, for example) with metal foil.
American Heritage
To separate into layers.
Webster's New World
To beat into foil.
Webster's New World
To decorate with leaflike layers or ornamentation.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
suffix
Having a specified kind or number of leaves.
Trifoliate.
American Heritage

Origin of Foliate

  • Latin foliātus bearing foliage from folium leaf folium

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From foliate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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