lineate
lineate · lineates · lineated · lineating
To mark with linesTo mark with lines.
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete)To mark with lines.
(obsolete)To delineate, represent.
Origin
First attested in 1558; borrowed from Medieval Latin līneātus, perfect passive participleFirst attested in 1558; borrowed from Medieval Latin līneātus, perfect passive participle of līneō (“to draw a line; (classically) to reduce to a straight line, make straight”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from līnea (“a line”).
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Forms
lineates, lineating, lineated, lineatedLessons 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