digitate
To spread out from a common point in a finger-like mannerTo spread out from a common point in a finger-like manner.
Translations
1 languagesMeaning
2 sensesTo spread out from a common point in a finger-like manner.
fingerförmig emporragen
(obsolete)To point out as with one's finger, indicate.
Origin
The adjective is first attested in 1661, the verb in 1657; the adjective was borrowed fromThe adjective is first attested in 1661, the verb in 1657; the adjective was borrowed from Latin digitātus (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), the verb from digitātus, perfect passive participle of digitō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)).
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Forms
digitates, digitating, digitated, digitatedTenses
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Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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