English dictionary
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English adjective: foliate | |||
| 1. | foliate ornamented with foliage or foils | ||
| Samples | Foliate tracery. A foliated capital. | ||
| Synonyms | foliated | ||
| Domain category | architecture | ||
| 2. | foliate (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves | ||
| Samples | `foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'. | ||
| Similar | leafy | ||
| Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
| Antonyms | leafless | ||
| 3. | foliate (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata | ||
| Synonyms | foliaceous, foliated | ||
| Similar | bedded, stratified | ||
| Antonyms | unstratified | ||
English verb: foliate | |||
| 1. | foliate (creation) hammer into thin flat foils | ||
| Samples | Foliate metal. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forge, hammer | ||
| 2. | foliate (creation) decorate with leaves | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament | ||
| 3. | foliate (contact) coat or back with metal foil | ||
| Samples | Foliate glass. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coat, surface | ||
| 4. | foliate (communication) number the pages of a book or manuscript | ||
| Synonyms | page, paginate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | number | ||
| 5. | foliate (change) grow leaves | ||
| Samples | The tree foliated in Spring. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | develop, make grow | ||
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