sclate

Verb

slate (third-person singular simple present slates, present participle slating, simple past and past participle slated)

1. (transitive) To cover (a building, or part of a building such as a floor or roof) with slates (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1).
   • The old church ledgers show that the roof was slated in 1775.
2. (US, figuratively, transitive) To appoint or designate (someone or something); also, to nominate or propose (someone or something); specifically (politics), to nominate or propose (a candidate) for an office.
3. (US, figuratively, transitive) To expect (something) with a (strong) degree of certainty; to anticipate, to predict.
   • The next version of our software is slated to be the best release ever.
4. (US, figuratively, transitive) To plan or schedule (something).
   • The election was slated for November 2nd.
5. (transitive) To provide synchronization information about (a scene, take, etc., of a film recording) using a slate (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.3.1).
   • Why You Want to Slate your Shots2013, Rick Smith, Kim Miller, Shoot to Sell: Make Money Producing Special Interest Videos
6. (transitive) To scrape (an animal hide) with a slater (“blade originally made of slate”) to remove hairs.

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