Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)To strew or lay under.
Examples
9 sentencesZiri bought some substrate for his tortoise's enclosure.
Ziri changed the substrate of his cat's litter.
Ziri uses unscented substrate for his cat's litter.
Ziri put scented substrate in his cat's litter.
The substrate is a type of sandy loam.
Origin
Anglicization of substratum.Anglicization of substratum.
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Forms
substrates, substrating, substrated, substrated| Base form | substrate · to substrate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | substrates |
| Present participle | substrating |
| Past simple | substrated |
| Past participle | substrated |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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