scanlate

scan·late
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US, UK/ˈskæn.leɪt//ˈskænleɪt/

verb

To process a scanlation; to scan and translate (a foreign-language comic) in order to distribute to another language.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

verbscanlate (third-person singular simple present scanlates, present participle scanlating, simple past and past participle scanlated)

present singular third person scanlates · participle present scanlating · participle past scanlated · past scanlated

  1. transitiveTo process a scanlation; to scan and translate (a foreign-language comic) in order to distribute to another language.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*skend-
  2. Proto-Italic*skandō
  3. Latinscandō
  4. Middle Englishscanden
  5. Middle Englishscanne
  6. Englishscan
  7. Englishtranslate
  8. Englishscanlate

Blend of scan + translate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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