dentate

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/ˈdɛnteɪt/

adjective

Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.

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OriginLatin dentātus →
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Meanings

adjectivedentate (comparative more dentate, superlative most dentate)

comparative more dentate · superlative most dentate

  1. Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.

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Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.

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More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving toothlike projections in the margin

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dentilatedindentedjaggedjaggynotchedsnipttoothed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindentātus
  2. Englishdentate

Borrowed from Latin dentātus, from dēns (“tooth”, oblique stem in dēnt-) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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Translations

Bulgarian назъбен
  • назъбен (nazăben)having teeth or toothlike projections
Czech zubatý
  • zubatýhaving teeth or toothlike projections
Dutch gekarteld
  • gekarteldhaving teeth or toothlike projections
Finnish sahalaitainen
  • sahalaitainenhaving teeth or toothlike projections
French denté, dentelé
  • dentéhaving teeth or toothlike projections
  • denteléhaving teeth or toothlike projections
Italian dentato
  • dentatohaving teeth or toothlike projections
Cite this entry
APA

dentate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentate

MLA

“dentate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dentate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentate.

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