fasciate

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/ˈfæʃi.eɪt//ˈfæʃi.ət/

verb

To bind.

“The stems of the garden cockscomb are often fasciate.”

OriginLatin fasciātus →
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Meanings

fasciate1

verbfasciate (third-person singular simple present fasciates, present participle fasciating, simple past and past participle fasciated)

present singular third person fasciates · participle present fasciating · participle past fasciated · past fasciated

  1. transitiveTo bind.

fasciate2

adjectivefasciate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBound with a fillet, sash, or bandage.
  2. not comparablebiologyBanded or compacted together.
  3. not comparablebiologyFlattened and laterally widened.

    The stems of the garden cockscomb are often fasciate.

  4. not comparablebiologyBroadly banded with colour.

fasciate3

verbfasciate (third-person singular simple present fasciates, present participle fasciating, simple past and past participle fasciated)

present singular third person fasciates · participle present fasciating · participle past fasciated · past fasciated

  1. To apply fascia.

Origin

fasciate · verb

  1. Latinfasciātus
  2. Englishfasciate

From Latin fasciātus, perfect passive participle of fasciō (“to swathe or bind”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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fasciate · adjective

  1. Latinfasciātus
  2. Englishfasciate

From Latin fasciātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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fasciate · verb

From fascia + -ate.

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APA

fasciate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fasciate

MLA

“fasciate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fasciate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fasciate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fasciate.

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