marginate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin marginātus, perfect passive participle of marginō (to margin), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (adjective) IPA(key): /ˈmɑː(ɹ)dʒɪnət/, /ˈmɑː(ɹ)dʒɪneɪt/
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  • IPA(key): (verb) /ˈmɑː(ɹ)dʒɪneɪt/
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Adjective

marginate (comparative more marginate, superlative most marginate)

  1. (mycology, biology) With a well marked edge or margin. [from 1777]
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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Verb

marginate (third-person singular simple present marginates, present participle marginating, simple past and past participle marginated)

  1. To provide with margins. [from 1609]
    • 1832, The Edinburgh Encyclopædia:
      undulating lines marginated with pale, one on each side, Maxillæ nearly straight, their base narrow

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Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

marginate

  1. inflection of marginare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

marginate f pl

  1. feminine plural of marginato

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Latin

Adjective

margināte

  1. vocative masculine singular of marginātus

Spanish

Verb

marginate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of marginar combined with te