elasticate

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verb

To add or wrap elastic around something.

OriginEnglish elastic ← French élastique ← New Latin elasticu →
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Meanings

verbelasticate (third-person singular simple present elasticates, present participle elasticating, simple past and past participle elasticated)

present singular third person elasticates · participle present elasticating · participle past elasticated · past elasticated

  1. To add or wrap elastic around something.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁elh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁l̥h₂-tós
  3. Ancient Greekἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
  4. New Latinelasticu
  5. Frenchélastique
  6. Englishelastic
  7. Englishelasticate

From elastic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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