quadrate

quadrate · adjective¹

1. Latin · derived fromquadrātus“square”
2. Middle English · inherited fromquadrat
3. English todayquadrate

From Middle English quadrat, quadrate, from Latin quadrātus (“square”), past participle of quadrō (“to make four-cornered, square, put in order, intransitive be square”), from quadra (“a square”), later quadrus (“square”), from quattuor (“four”).

quadrate · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromquadrātum
2. Middle English · inherited fromquadrat
3. English todayquadrate

From Middle English quadrat, quadrate, from Latin quadrātum. Doublet of quadrat; compare also quadrant (“square or quadrangle”).

quadrate · verb³

1. Latin · borrowed fromquadrātus
2. English todayquadrate

From Latin quadrātus, past participle of quadrō.

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