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Meaning of "foliate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FOLIATE

From Latin foliātus leaved, leafy.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FOLIATE

foliate  [ˈfəʊlɪɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOLIATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foliate is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb foliate in English.

WHAT DOES FOLIATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of foliate in the English dictionary

The first definition of foliate in the dictionary is relating to, possessing, or resembling leaves. Other definition of foliate is in combination. Foliate is also having the constituent minerals arranged in thin leaflike layers.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FOLIATE

PRESENT

Present
I foliate
you foliate
he/she/it foliates
we foliate
you foliate
they foliate
Present continuous
I am foliating
you are foliating
he/she/it is foliating
we are foliating
you are foliating
they are foliating
Present perfect
I have foliated
you have foliated
he/she/it has foliated
we have foliated
you have foliated
they have foliated
Present perfect continuous
I have been foliating
you have been foliating
he/she/it has been foliating
we have been foliating
you have been foliating
they have been foliating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I foliated
you foliated
he/she/it foliated
we foliated
you foliated
they foliated
Past continuous
I was foliating
you were foliating
he/she/it was foliating
we were foliating
you were foliating
they were foliating
Past perfect
I had foliated
you had foliated
he/she/it had foliated
we had foliated
you had foliated
they had foliated
Past perfect continuous
I had been foliating
you had been foliating
he/she/it had been foliating
we had been foliating
you had been foliating
they had been foliating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will foliate
you will foliate
he/she/it will foliate
we will foliate
you will foliate
they will foliate
Future continuous
I will be foliating
you will be foliating
he/she/it will be foliating
we will be foliating
you will be foliating
they will be foliating
Future perfect
I will have foliated
you will have foliated
he/she/it will have foliated
we will have foliated
you will have foliated
they will have foliated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been foliating
you will have been foliating
he/she/it will have been foliating
we will have been foliating
you will have been foliating
they will have been foliating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would foliate
you would foliate
he/she/it would foliate
we would foliate
you would foliate
they would foliate
Conditional continuous
I would be foliating
you would be foliating
he/she/it would be foliating
we would be foliating
you would be foliating
they would be foliating
Conditional perfect
I would have foliate
you would have foliate
he/she/it would have foliate
we would have foliate
you would have foliate
they would have foliate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been foliating
you would have been foliating
he/she/it would have been foliating
we would have been foliating
you would have been foliating
they would have been foliating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you foliate
we let´s foliate
you foliate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to foliate
Past participle
foliated
Present Participle
foliating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOLIATE


aculeate
əˈkjuːlɪɪt
anucleate
eɪˈnjuːklɪɪt
ciliate
ˈsɪlɪɪt
mononucleate
ˌmɒnəʊˈnjʊklɪɪt
multifoliate
ˌmʌltɪˈfəʊlɪɪt
multinucleate
ˌmʌltɪˈnjuːklɪɪt
nucleate
ˈnjuːklɪɪt
perfoliate
pəˈfəʊlɪɪt
pileate
ˈpaɪlɪɪt
polynucleate
ˌpɒlɪˈnjuːklɪɪt
quadrifoliate
ˌkwɒdrɪˈfəʊlɪɪt
quinquefoliate
ˌkwɪŋkwɪˈfəʊlɪɪt
sinupalliate
ˌsaɪnjʊˈpælɪɪt
trifoliate
traɪˈfəʊlɪɪt
unifoliate
ˌjuːnɪˈfəʊlɪɪt
uninucleate
ˌjuːnɪˈnjuːklɪɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOLIATE

foley artist
folia
foliaceous
foliage
foliaged
foliar
foliar feed
foliated
foliation
foliature
folic acid
folie
folie de grandeur
folio
foliolate
foliole
foliolose
foliose
folious
folium

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOLIATE

affiliate
angustifoliate
antliate
appreciate
bifoliate
conciliate
curvifoliate
defoliate
disaffiliate
domiciliate
exfoliate
filiate
forisfamiliate
gangliate
humiliate
interfoliate
palliate
parvifoliate
retaliate
spoliate
talliate

Synonyms and antonyms of foliate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «foliate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOLIATE

Find out the translation of foliate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foliate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foliate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

叶状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

foliar
570 millions of speakers

English

foliate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पत्ते के रूप में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تورق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Расслоим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

foliar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

foliaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Foliate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

foliate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

foliate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잎을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Foliate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có lá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

foliate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉलीट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bol yapraklı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

foliazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

foliate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розшарується
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

desface în foițe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φυλλοειδής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

loof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

BLADLIK
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

foliate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foliate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOLIATE»

The term «foliate» is normally little used and occupies the 110.387 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOLIATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «foliate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «foliate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foliate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOLIATE»

Discover the use of foliate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foliate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Mythic Forest, the Green Man and the Spirit of Nature: ...
They were in the Church of Foliate heads widely used in Norman- Christian churches as symbols of sin Appear in Olmec carvings further developed and widely used by 200 CE Saint- Hilaire-le- Grand in Poitiers, decorated with foliate heads.
Gary R. Varner, 2006
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Pictorial Narrative in the Romanesque Cloister: Cloister ...
Intermediate pier: water-lily capitals with plain and foliate imposts. 17. Freestanding double capital: water-lily; foliate impost. 18. Freestanding double capital: water-lily drum conjoined with foliate drum (no break), foliate impost. 19. Southeast ...
Pamela Anne Patton, 2004
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The Origin of Humankind: Conference Proceedings of the ...
The considerations that one can make about the foliate point complexes are more problematic. These complexes, which were widespread especially in the northern regions of Europe and were characterised by the development of bifacial ...
Massimiliano Aloisi, 2000
4
Principles and rudiments of botany
The Rami-terminal et Digi-foliate frondulum, consisting of a radikal series of 3, 5, 7, or more failseal membrula, or leaves produced and divergent around the terminal portion of the frondinkulum, or frond stalk of the ligneous branch — Ex., the ...
Charles R W. Watkins, 1858
5
The new American botanist and florist: including lessons in ...
Sofhora (lQu) 61 — e Shrubs In the greenhouse, with simple, spiny-toothed leaves Chorizbma. (10 ft) 62 — c Herbs.— p Pod Inflated, stipltate. Leaves 1-3- foliate Baptisia. 11 —p Pod flattened, sessile. Leaves 3- foliate Thermofsis. 12 v Tutu.
Alphonso Wood, Oliver Rivington Willis, 1870
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The American Botanist and Florist: Including Lessons in the ...
Leaves 1-3-foliate Baptisia. 11 — p Pod flattened, sessile. Leaves 3-foIiate Thkrmopsis. 12 2. Vicie.*. — d Erect. Tendrils obsolete. Fls. white, with a black spot on each wing.. Faba. 13 — d Climbing. — g Leaflets serrate. Pods 2-seeded Cickr.
Alphonso Wood, 1870
7
Flora of Alaska and Neighboring Territories: A Manual of the ...
Geum Style deciduous; leaves 3-foliate, digitate or pinnate: Flowers white; fruit a group of drupelets Rubus Flowers yellow or purplish; fruit a group of achenes Potentilla 54. LECUMINOSAE (Pea Family) Leaves 3-foliate or palmately many- ...
Eric Hultén, 1968
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A CLASS BOOK OF BOTANY
Rhizoma woody, creeping. Stem 1 — 2f high, paniculate at top. Root leaves interruptedly pinnate, inclining to lyrate, 4—6' long, terminal leaflet large, roundish, lobed and cre- nate-dentate. Stem leaves 1 — 3, 3-foliate or lobed, subsessile.
ALPHONSO WOOD, A.M., 1851
9
Firearms of the Islamic World: In the Tared Rajab Museum, Kuwait
Steel- framed stock entirely covered with sheet silver, partly embossed with raised nail-head design. Other sheets pierced and engraved with foliate and geometric ornament with broad nielloed bands. Shaped brass trigger guard applied with ...
Robert Elgood, 1995
10
Anglo-Saxon England
Each strip is densely filled with embroidered patterns of interlace, geometric, foliate and animal ornament, with the geometric ornament reserved for the borders: a row of interlocking chevrons runs along the top and bottom borders of each ...
Peter Clemoes, Simon Keynes, Michael Lapidge, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOLIATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foliate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Past Times: Billiard Hall pictures
The façade of this handsome little building featured an elaborate entrance with segmental pediment bearing a legend and foliate decoration. «Hinckley Times, Jul 15»
2
Old New England Prizes
... table, 27¾" x 36" x 17¼", with satinwood, ebony, and end-grain inlay, has a serpentine top and reeded and turned legs with foliate carving. «Maine Antique Digest, Jul 15»
3
Whitaker's Spring Couture Auction
A silk brocade sacque-back gown, 1765-80, made of blue and white striped taffeta with a serpentine foliate stripe in white with polychrome ... «Maine Antique Digest, Jul 15»
4
Remarkable old mosques
It is strikingly decorated with finely carved or moulded stucco accented with tilework and presenting an intricate maze of interwoven foliate, ... «Times of Oman, Jul 15»
5
UCA dean's art chosen for exhibit
... including “Citron Review,” “Foliate Oak,” “New Verse News,” “Potion,” “Pure Francis,” “Queen Mob's Teahouse,” “Sliver of Stone,” “Switchback ... «Log Cabin Democrat, Jul 15»
6
The history of Celtic art in Continental Europe
We can see the people's fascination for the interlinking of flowing lines, for curves and reverse curves derived from the adaptation of the foliate ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
7
What happens now?
... he's witnessed, and he suspects the defoliation will force oaks to direct their energy away from acorn production as the trees try to re-foliate. «Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, Jun 15»
8
Little Jewels for the Powder Room
Another one is a hinged onyx case embellished with a blue, green and gold enamel foliate plaque with rose-cut diamond detail. Crafted by an ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
9
New Music from South of the Border
... 4 — not academic — sonorous, imaginative, and — “foliate “– as its title suggests–each idea springing from the leaves of the same tree. «Sequenza21, Jun 15»
10
Avocado Cures Cancer and Leukemia: The Health Benefits of …
According to an article from Authority Nutrition, for every pear-shaped fruit, the following nutrients are present.26% of Vitamin K, 20% of Foliate, ... «Chinatopix, Jun 15»

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