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applicate

applicate noun: an applied material; an application.

Noun

applicate (plural applicates)

  1. An applied material; an application
  2. A line at right angles to the axis of a conic section that extends from the axis to the curve
  3. The z-coordinate (the last of the three terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of Cartesian coordinates for a three-dimensional space)
    Synonyms:
    applicant

Adjective

applicate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Applied or put to some use.
    • those applicate sciences which extend the power of man over the elements1860, Isaac Taylor, “(please specify the page)”, in Ultimate Civilization and Other Essays, London: Bell and Daldy […], →OCLC

Verb

applicate (third-person singular simple present applicates, present participle applicating, simple past and past participle applicated)

  1. (ambitransitive, archaic, sometimes non-native speakers' English) Synonym of apply.
    • Verely the knowlege of Juſtyce is nat ſo difficile oꝛ barde to be attayned vnto by man / as it is cõmunely ſupposed / if he wolde nat willingly abandone the excellencie of his pꝛopꝛe nature / and foliſſhely applicate him ſelfe to the nature of creatures vnreaſonable / in the ſtede of reaſon...1531, Thomas Elyot, “The Thre Noble Counsayles of Reason: Societie ⁊ Knowlege”, in The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC, 3rd boke, folios 175, recto – 175, verso
    • He is able to give an Account of the Beginning, Progreſs, Entelechy, Declenſion, and Retrogradation of Phyſical Bodies; the Aitiologie of the Defections, Interpoſitions, Eclipſes, Alterations in Nature, principally of the Infirmities, and Maladies belonging to Man’s Body, according to whoſe...1675, George Thomson, “The Character of a Legitimate Ortho-Chymist”, in Ορθο-μέθοδος ἰατρο-χυμικὴ [Ortho-méthodos iatro-khumikḕ]: or The Direct Method of Curing Chymically. […], London: […]...
    Synonyms:
    apply

Examples of applicate in a sentence

  • It is applicated on behalf of himself and his daughter, Marianna Petrinella, interested, to avoid her alleged marriage with John Dean.1857 March 21, “The False Pretence Marriage”, in Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, volume XIV (New Series), number 4696, Milwaukee, Wis.: Rufus...
  • We have everything it takes to applicate a New Roof on your dwelling—RIGHT NOW1946 July 24, Modern Builders, “Just Recieved^([sic]) . . . . . Carload Fire Proof Roofing”, in Nevada State Journal, 76th year, number...
  • So I applicated to the course in University of Dayton..2000 March 9, Young-Soon Park, “Does anyone know Dayton,Ohio?”, in rec.travel.usa-canada (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jun...
  • Flair is a natural characteristic, but an inability to efficiently applicate it has often rendered such exuberant talent as effective as a glass sun shade.2004 May 30, Richard Wilson, “Sunshine on Leith”, in The Sunday Times, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, Sport section, page 3:

Synonyms of applicate

Forms of applicate

Noun
pluralapplicates
Verb
third-person singular presentapplicates
present participleapplicating
past participleapplicated
pastapplicated

Origin of applicate

Learned borrowing from Latin applicātus.

From Middle English applicaten, a learned borrowing from Latin applicāt-, the past participial stem of applicō. In later use perhaps an independent back-formation from application. For its use by non-native speakers, compare Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish aplicar and Italian applicare.

Questions about applicate

What does applicate mean?
Applicate means an applied material; an application.
How do you use applicate in a sentence?
It is applicated on behalf of himself and his daughter, Marianna Petrinella, interested, to avoid her alleged marriage with John Dean.
What part of speech is applicate?
Applicate can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
What is the plural of applicate?
The plural of applicate is applicates.

Words near applicate in the dictionary

  1. applicancy
  2. applicand
  3. applicands
  4. applicant
  5. applicants
  6. applicate
  7. applicated
  8. applicates
  9. applicating
  10. application
  11. application bundle

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