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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fo•li•ate (adj. fō′lē it, -āt′;v. fō′lē āt′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -at•ed, -at•ing. adj. - Botanycovered with or having leaves.
- like a leaf, as in shape.
- ArchitectureAlso, foliated.
- ornamented with or composed of foils:foliate tracery.
- ornamented with representations of foliage:a foliate capital.
- Mineralogy, Rocks[Petrol., Mineral.]foliated (def. 2).
v.i. - to put forth leaves.
- to split into thin leaflike layers or laminae.
v.t. - to shape like a leaf or leaves.
- to decorate with foils or foliage.
- to form into thin sheets.
- to spread over with a thin metallic backing.
- Printingto number the folios or leaves, as distinguished from pages, of (a manuscript or book).
- Latin foliātus leafy. See folium, -ate1
- 1620–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: foliate adj /ˈfəʊlɪɪt; -ˌeɪt/- relating to, possessing, or resembling leaves
- in combination: trifoliate
vb /ˈfəʊlɪˌeɪt/- (transitive) to ornament with foliage or with leaf forms such as foils
- to hammer or cut (metal) into thin plates or foil
- (transitive) to number the leaves of (a book, manuscript, etc)
Compare paginate - (intransitive) (of plants) to grow leaves
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin foliātus leaved, leafy |