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Definitions for Foliate

[1] covered with or having leaves.
[2] like a leaf, as in shape.
[3] Also foliated. Architecture . ornamented with or composed of foil: foliate tracery. ornamented with representations of foliage: a foliate capital.
[4] Petrology , Mineralogy . foliated(def 2) .
[5] to put forth leaves.
[6] to split into thin leaflike layers or laminae.
[7] to shape like a leaf or leaves.
[8] to decorate with foils or foliage.
[9] to form into thin sheets.
[10] to spread over with a thin metallic backing.
[11] Printing . to number the folios or leaves, as distinguished from pages, of (a manuscript or book).
[12] relating to, possessing, or resembling leaves in combination trifoliate
[13] (of certain metamorphic rocks, esp schists) having the constituent minerals arranged in thin leaflike layers
[14] (tr) to ornament with foliage or with leaf forms such as foils
[15] to hammer or cut (metal) into thin plates or foil
[16] (tr) to coat or back (glass, etc) with metal foil
[17] (tr) to number the leaves of (a book, manuscript, etc) Compare paginate
[18] (intr) (of plants) to grow leaves

Words related to Foliate

grassy, lush, raw, tender, fresh, verdant, leafy, maturing, supple, unripe, juvenile, infant, growing, budding, recent, immature, flourishing, burgeoning, developing, plate

Words nearby Foliate

folia, foliaceous, foliage, foliage plant, foliar, foliate, foliate papilla, foliated, foliated joint, foliation, foliature

Origin of Foliate

First recorded in 1620–30, foliate is from the Latin word foliātus leafy. See folium, -ate1

Other words from Foliate

sub·fo·li·ate , adjective

Word origin for Foliate

C17: from Latin foliātus leaved, leafy

Synonyms for Foliate

fresh, grassy, leafy, lush, raw, tender, verdant, budding, burgeoning, developing, flourishing, growing, immature, infant, juvenile, maturing, pullulating, recent, sprouting, supple, unripe, bosky, callow, half-formed, pliable, puerile, undecayed, undried, unfledged, ungrown, unseasoned, verduous, youthful