Foliate meaning
Of or relating to leaves.
adjective
Shaped like a leaf.
adjective
Exhibiting foliation.
adjective
To hammer or cut (metal) into thin leaf or foil.
verb
To separate into thin layers or laminae.
verb
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To decorate with foliage or foils.
An arch that is foliated in the Gothic style.
verb
To number the leaves of (a manuscript, for example).
verb
To produce foliage.
verb
To split into thin leaflike layers or folia.
verb
Having a specified kind or number of leaves.
Trifoliate.
suffix
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To decorate with leaflike layers or ornamentation.
verb
To number the leaves of (a book or manuscript)
verb
To separate into layers.
verb
To send out leaves.
verb
Having or covered with leaves.
adjective
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Like a leaf or leaves.
adjective
(geology) Foliated.
adjective
To form into leaves.
verb
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To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.
verb
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