coarctate

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UK/kəʊˈɑːk.teɪt/US/koʊˈɑɹkˌteɪt/US/ˈkoʊˌɑɹkˌteɪt/US/koʊˈɑɹk.tɪt/

adjective

Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.

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enclosed
OriginLatin coarctātus →
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Meanings

coarctate1

adjectivecoarctate (comparative more coarctate, superlative most coarctate)

comparative more coarctate · superlative most coarctate

  1. medicinePressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.
  2. biology(of the pupa of certain flies) Enclosed in a rigid case formed by the larval cuticle or puparium.

coarctate2

verbcoarctate (third-person singular simple present coarctates, present participle coarctating, simple past and past participle coarctated)

present singular third person coarctates · participle present coarctating · participle past coarctated · past coarctated

  1. obsoleteTo press together; to crowd.
  2. obsoleteTo restrain; to confine.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of an insect pupa) enclosed in a rigid case

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enclosed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

coarctate · adjective

  1. Latincoarctātus
  2. Englishcoarctate

Borrowed from Latin coarctātus, perfect participle of coarctō (“to press together, compress, contract, confine”), from co- (“being or bringing together, co-”) + arctō (“to draw or press close together”).

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coarctate · verb

From the above adjective, for more see etymology at -ate.

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APA

coarctate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coarctate

MLA

“coarctate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coarctate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coarctate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coarctate.

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