lineate

L1I1N1E1A1T1E1

verb

To mark with lines.

“a lineate leaf”

OriginMedieval Latin līneātus →
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Meanings

lineate1

verblineate (third-person singular simple present lineates, present participle lineating, simple past and past participle lineated)

present singular third person lineates · participle present lineating · participle past lineated · past lineated

  1. obsoleteTo mark with lines.
  2. obsoleteTo delineate, represent.

lineate2

adjectivelineate (comparative more lineate, superlative most lineate)

comparative more lineate · superlative most lineate · alternative lineated

  1. especiallyobsoletebiologyMarked with lines.
  2. obsoletebiologyMarked longitudinally with depressed parallel lines.

    a lineate leaf

Origin

lineate · verb

  1. Medieval Latinlīneātus
  2. Englishlineate

First attested in 1558; borrowed from Medieval Latin līneātus, perfect passive participle of līneō (“to draw a line; (classically) to reduce to a straight line, make straight”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from līnea (“a line”).

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lineate · adjective

  1. Latindelineātus
  2. Englishlineate

First attested in 1643; borrowed from Latin delineātus, participial adjective, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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