cribrate

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adjective

Cribriform.

OriginLatin crībrātus →
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Meanings

adjectivecribrate (comparative more cribrate, superlative most cribrate)

comparative more cribrate · superlative most cribrate

  1. Cribriform.

Origin

  1. Latincrībrātus
  2. Englishcribrate

Borrowed from Latin crībrātus, participial adjective from crībrō (“to sift”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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