gladiate · adjective1
From Latin gladius (“sword”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
gladiate · verb2
Back-formation from gladiator with -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Sword-shaped. Full definition →
From Latin gladius (“sword”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Back-formation from gladiator with -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.