foliate

Verb foliate has 5 senses

• foliate(v = verb.creation) - hammer into thin flat foils; "foliate metal"
is one way to forge, hammer
Derived forms noun foil₁, noun foliation₄
Sample sentence:
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• foliate(v = verb.creation) - decorate with leaves;
is one way to adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
Derived forms noun foliage₂, noun foliation₃
Sample sentence:
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• foliate(v = verb.contact) - coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass"
is one way to coat, surface
Derived forms noun foil₁, noun foliation₅
Sample sentence:
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• foliate(v = verb.communication) page, paginate - number the pages of a book or manuscript;
is one way to number
Sample sentence:
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• foliate(v = verb.change) - grow leaves; "the tree foliated in Spring"
is one way to develop, make grow
Derived forms noun foliage₁, noun foliation₁
Sample sentence:
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Adjective foliate has 3 senses

• foliate(a = adj.pert) foliated - ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital"
• foliate(s = adj.all) - (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'"
• foliate(s = adj.all) foliaceous, foliated - (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata;