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foliate definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb foliate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb foliate Entailment of verb foliate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb foliate 5 senses of foliate Sense 1 foliate => forge, hammer Sense 2 foliate => decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify Sense 3 foliate => coat, surface Sense 4 foliate, paginate, page => number Sense 5 foliate => develop, make grow Familiarity of verb foliate foliate used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb foliate Sense 1 foliate => forge, hammer -------------- Sense 2 foliate => decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify -------------- Sense 3 foliate => coat, surface -------------- Sense 4 foliate, paginate, page => number -------------- Sense 5 foliate => develop, make grow -------------- Overview of verb foliate The verb foliate has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. foliate -- (hammer into thin flat foils; of metal) 2. foliate -- (decorate with leaves) 3. foliate -- (coat or back with metal foil; of surfaces such as glass) 4. foliate, paginate, page -- (number the pages of a book or manuscript) 5. foliate -- (grow leaves, as of plants) Overview of adj foliate The adj foliate has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. foliate, foliated -- ((architecture) ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital") 2. foliate -- ((botany; often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves; "`foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'") 3. foliate, foliated -- ((especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata) Antonyms of adj foliate 2 of 3 senses of foliate Sense 2 foliate INDIRECT (VIA leafy) -> leafless Sense 3 foliate, foliated INDIRECT (VIA stratified) -> unstratified Similarity of adj foliate 3 senses of foliate Sense 1 foliate, foliated Pertains to noun foliage (Sense 1) =>leaf, leafage, foliage => plant organ Sense 2 foliate => leafy (vs. leafless) Sense 3 foliate, foliated => stratified (vs. unstratified), bedded Attributes of adj foliate Familiarity of adj foliate foliate used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj foliate bifoliate defoliate foliate foliated perfoliate quinquefoliate trifoliate unifoliate Overview of verb foliate The verb foliate has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. foliate -- (hammer into thin flat foils; of metal) 2. foliate -- (decorate with leaves) 3. foliate -- (coat or back with metal foil; of surfaces such as glass) 4. foliate, paginate, page -- (number the pages of a book or manuscript) 5. foliate -- (grow leaves, as of plants) Overview of adj foliate The adj foliate has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. foliate, foliated -- ((architecture) ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital") 2. foliate -- ((botany; often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves; "`foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'") 3. foliate, foliated -- ((especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata)
foliate definition
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