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fasciate

/ˈfæʃi.eɪt/

fasciate verb: to bind.

Verb (1)

fasciate (third-person singular simple present fasciates, present participle fasciating, simple past and past participle fasciated)

  1. (transitive) To bind.

Adjective

IPA/ˈfæʃi.ət/

fasciate (not comparable)

  1. Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage.
  2. Banded or compacted together.
  3. Flattened and laterally widened.
    • The stems of the garden cockscomb are often fasciate.
  4. Broadly banded with colour.

Verb (2)

fasciate (third-person singular simple present fasciates, present participle fasciating, simple past and past participle fasciated)

  1. To apply fascia.

Forms of fasciate

third-person singular presentfasciates
present participlefasciating
past participlefasciated
pastfasciated

Origin of fasciate

From Latin fasciātus, perfect passive participle of fasciō (“to swathe or bind”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

From Latin fasciātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

From fascia + -ate.

Words formed from fasciate

Questions about fasciate

What does fasciate mean?
Fasciate means to bind.
What part of speech is fasciate?
Fasciate can be a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce fasciate?
Fasciate is pronounced /ˈfæʃi.eɪt/.
What is the past tense of fasciate?
The past tense of fasciate is fasciated.

Words near fasciate in the dictionary

  1. fasciae latae
  2. fascial
  3. fascialike
  4. fascially
  5. fascias
  6. fasciate
  7. fasciated
  8. fasciated antshrike
  9. fasciated antshrikes
  10. fasciated wren
  11. fasciated wrens

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