striate

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/ˈstɹaɪ.eɪt//ˈstɹaɪ.ət/

verb

To mark something with striations.

OriginLatin striatum →
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Meanings

verbstriate (third-person singular simple present striates, present participle striating, simple past and past participle striated)

present singular third person striates · participle present striating · participle past striated · past striated

  1. transitiveTo mark something with striations.
adjectivestriate (comparative more striate, superlative most striate)

comparative more striate · superlative most striate

  1. striated
  2. anatomyRelating to the striate cortex of the brain

Origin

  1. Latinstriatum
  2. Englishstriate

From Latin striatum, past participle of strio (“to groove”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with striate

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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