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spat⋅u⋅late

  [spach-uh-lit, -leyt]
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–adjective
1. shaped like a spatula; rounded more or less like a spoon.
2. Botany. having a broad, rounded end and a narrow, attenuate base, as a leaf.
Origin:
1750–60; < NL spatulātus. See spatula, -ate 1
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spat·u·late   (spāch'ə-lĭt)   
adj.  Shaped like a spatula.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1spat·u·late
Pronunciation: -l&t
Function: adjective
: shaped like a spatula or a spoon

Main Entry: 2spat·u·late
Pronunciation: 'spach-&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed;-lat·ing
: to mix or treat with a spatula spatulated thoroughly —M. G. Swenson>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

spatulate spat·u·late (spāch'ə-lĭt)
adj.
Having a broad flat end.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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