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fo·li·ate

[adj. foh-lee-it, -eyt; v. foh-lee-eyt] Pronunciation Key adjective, verb, -at·ed, -at·ing.

–adjective

1.	covered with or having leaves.

2.	like a leaf, as in shape.

Also, foliated. Architecture.

a.	ornamented with or composed of foils: foliate tracery.

b.	ornamented with representations of foliage: a foliate capital.

4.	Petrology, Mineralogy. foliated (def. 2).

–verb (used without object)

5.	to put forth leaves.

6.	to split into thin leaflike layers or laminae.

–verb (used with object)

7.	to shape like a leaf or leaves.

8.	to decorate with foils or foliage.

9.	to form into thin sheets.

10.	to spread over with a thin metallic backing.

11.	Printing. to number the folios or leaves, as distinguished from pages, of (a manuscript or book).

[Origin: 1620–30; < L foliātus leafy. See folium, -ate¹

]

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fo·li·ate (fō'lē-ĭt, -āt') Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of or relating to leaves.
Shaped like a leaf.
Geology Foliated.

v. (-āt') fo·li·at·ed, fo·li·at·ing, fo·li·ates

v. tr.

To hammer or cut (metal) into thin leaf or foil.
1. To coat (glass, for example) with metal foil.
2. To furnish or adorn with metal foil.
To separate into thin layers or laminae.
To decorate with foliage or foils: an arch that is foliated in the Gothic style.
To number the leaves of (a manuscript, for example).

v. intr.

To produce foliage.
To split into thin leaflike layers or folia.

[Latin foliātus, bearing foliage, from folium, leaf; see folium.]

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foliate
adjective
1.	ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital"
2.	(often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves; "'foliate' is combined with the prefix 'tri' to form the word 'trifoliate'"
3.	(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
verb
1.	hammer into thin flat foils; "foliate metal"
2.	decorate with leaves
3.	coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass"
4.	number the pages of a book or manuscript
5.	grow leaves; "the tree foliated in Spring"