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calcate

calcate verb: synonym of trample: to crush or stomp underfoot.

Verb

calcate (third-person singular simple present calcates, present participle calcating, simple past and past participle calcated)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of trample: to crush or stomp underfoot.
    • It should be calcated with ones feet.1657, Richard Tomlinson, translating Jean de Renou as A Medicinal Dispensatory, sig. Yyy4v
    Synonyms:
    trample

Synonyms of calcate

Forms of calcate

third-person singular presentcalcates
present participlecalcating
past participlecalcated
pastcalcated

Origin of calcate

From Latin calcātus, the past participle of calcāre (“to trample”), parsed via English -ate (verb-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of calque.

Words formed from calcate

Questions about calcate

What does calcate mean?
Calcate means synonym of trample: to crush or stomp underfoot.
What part of speech is calcate?
Calcate is a verb.
What is the past tense of calcate?
The past tense of calcate is calcated.

Words near calcate in the dictionary

  1. calcarosol
  2. calcarosols
  3. calcars
  4. Calcasieu
  5. Calcasieu Parish
  6. calcate
  7. calcated
  8. Calcaterra
  9. Calcaterras
  10. calcates
  11. calcating

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