marginate

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/ˈmɑː(ɹ)dʒɪnət//ˈmɑː(ɹ)dʒɪneɪt/

adjective

With a well marked edge or margin.

OriginLatin marginātus →
First used 1777Scrabble 12
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Meanings

adjectivemarginate (comparative more marginate, superlative most marginate)

comparative more marginate · superlative most marginate

  1. biologyWith a well marked edge or margin.First known use 1777
verbmarginate (third-person singular simple present marginates, present participle marginating, simple past and past participle marginated)

present singular third person marginates · participle present marginating · participle past marginated · past marginated

  1. To provide with margins.First known use 1609

    undulating lines marginated with pale, one on each side, Maxillæ nearly straight, their base narrow

    1832, The Edinburgh Encyclopædia

Synonyms & antonyms

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marginated

Origin

  1. Latinmarginātus
  2. Englishmarginate

Borrowed from Latin marginātus, perfect passive participle of marginō (“to margin”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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