postillate

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verb

To write (postils or similar); to comment.

“postillate a text”

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Meanings

verbpostillate (third-person singular simple present postillates, present participle postillating, simple past and past participle postillated)

present singular third person postillates · participle present postillating · participle past postillated · past postillated

  1. To write (postils or similar); to comment.

    postillate a text

    2 more examples

    postillated verses

    the collection of newspapers and tracts of the period, which belonged to George III , and in a few instances are postillated by his own hand

    1836, Charles Macfarlane, The Book of Table Talk

    Synonyms: postil

  2. archaicChristianityTo preach by expounding Scripture verse by verse, in regular order.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo write (postils or similar); to comment.

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postil

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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