Meanings
adjectiveargentate (comparative more argentate, superlative most argentate)
comparative more argentate · superlative most argentate
verbargentate (third-person singular simple present argentates, present participle argentating, simple past and past participle argentated)
present singular third person argentates · participle present argentating · participle past argentated · past argentated
- To treat with a silver salt
Origin
- Latinargentatus“silvery”
- Englishargentate
Latin argentatus (“silvery”).
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APA
argentate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argentate
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“argentate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argentate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argentate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argentate.
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