Etymology

cultrate

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Today it means: Sharp-edged and pointed; shaped like a pruning knife Full definition →

Latin cultrātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcultrātus“knife-shaped”
  2. English todaycultrate

Borrowed from Latin cultrātus (“knife-shaped”), from culter + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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