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/glad"ee it, -ayt', glay"dee-/, adj. Bot.swordshaped.[1785-95; < L gladi(us) sword + -ATE1]
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Gladiate — Glad i*ate, a. [L. gladius sword.] (Bot.) Sword shaped; resembling a sword in form, as the leaf of the iris, or of the gladiolus. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gladiate — [glā′dē āt΄, glād′ēit; glad′ēāt΄] adj. [< L gladius, sword (see GLADIATOR) + ATE1] Bot. sword shaped … English World dictionary
gladiate — ˈgladēˌāt, ē ə̇t adjective Etymology: New Latin gladiatus, from Latin gladius sword + atus ate : shaped like a sword : ensiform the gladiate leaves of a gladiolus … Useful english dictionary
gladiate — SYN: xiphoid. [L. gladius, a sword] * * * gla·di·ate (glaґde āt) [L. gladius sword] xiphoid (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
gladiate — shaped like a sword Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
gladiate — adj. sword shaped, saber shaped … English contemporary dictionary
gladiate — a. (Bot.) Sword shaped, ensiform … New dictionary of synonyms
gladiate — glad·i·ate … English syllables
gladiate — /ˈglædiət/ (say gladeeuht), / eɪt/ (say ayt), /ˈgleɪd / (say glayd ) adjective sword shaped. {Latin gladius sword + ate1} …
gladiate — a. sword shaped … Dictionary of difficult words
