seriate

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verb

To arrange in serial order.

OriginEnglish seri(es) ← Latin seriēs ← Proto-Italic *serō →
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Meanings

seriate1

verbseriate (third-person singular simple present seriates, present participle seriating, simple past and past participle seriated)

present singular third person seriates · participle present seriating · participle past seriated · past seriated

  1. transitiveTo arrange in serial order.

seriate2

adjectiveseriate (comparative more seriate, superlative most seriate)

comparative more seriate · superlative most seriate

  1. Arranged in serial order.

Origin

seriate · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*séreti
  3. Proto-Italic*serō
  4. Latinserō
  5. Latinseriēs
  6. Englishseri(es)
  7. Englishseriate

From seri(es) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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seriate · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*séreti
  3. Proto-Italic*serō
  4. Latinserō
  5. Latinseriēs
  6. Latinseriātus
  7. Englishseriate

Borrowed from Latin seriātus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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