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grate

1  [greyt] noun, verb, grat⋅ed, grat⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
2. a framework of parallel or crossed bars, used as a partition, guard, cover, or the like; grating.
3. a fireplace.
–verb (used with object)
4. to furnish with a grate or grates.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML grāta a grating, var. of crāta, deriv. of L crāt- (s. of crātis) wickerwork, hurdle; cf. crate

Related forms:
grateless, adjective
gratelike, adjective
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grate

2  [greyt] verb, grat⋅ed, grat⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to have an irritating or unpleasant effect: His constant chatter grates on my nerves.
2. to make a sound of, or as if of, rough scraping; rasp.
3. to sound harshly; jar: to grate on the ear.
4. to scrape or rub with rough or noisy friction, as one thing on or against another.
–verb (used with object)
5. to reduce to small particles by rubbing against a rough surface or a surface with many sharp-edged openings: to grate a carrot.
6. to rub together with a harsh, jarring sound: to grate one's teeth.
7. to irritate or annoy.
8. Archaic. to wear down or away by rough friction.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME graten < OF grater < Gmc; cf. G kratzen to scratch

Synonyms:
7. vex, gall, nettle, irk, rile, bug.
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grate 1   (grāt)   
v.   grat·ed, grat·ing, grates

v.   tr.

  1. To reduce to fragments, shreds, or powder by rubbing against an abrasive surface.

  2. To cause to make a harsh grinding or rasping sound through friction: grated her teeth in anger.

  3. To irritate or annoy persistently.

  4. Archaic To rub or wear away.

v.   intr.

  1. To make a harsh rasping sound by or as if by scraping or grinding.

  2. To cause irritation or annoyance: a noise that grates on one's nerves.

n.  A harsh rasping sound made by scraping or rubbing: the grate of a key in a lock.

[Middle English graten, from Old French grater, to scrape, of Germanic origin.]
grate 2   (grāt)   
n.  

  1. A framework of parallel or latticed bars for blocking an opening.

  2. A framework of metal bars used to hold fuel or food in a stove, furnace, or fireplace.

  3. A fireplace.

  4. A perforated iron plate or screen for sieving and grading crushed ore.

tr.v.   grat·ed, grat·ing, grates
To equip with a grate.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin grāta, alteration of Latin crātis, wickerwork.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

grate  (n.)
c.1400, from M.L. grata "lattice," from L. cratis "wickerwork."

grate  (v.)
1390 (implied in grater), from O.Fr. grater "to scrape," from Frank. *kratton, from P.Gmc. *krattojan (cf. O.H.G. krazzon "to scratch, scrape"), probably of imitative origin. Senses of "sound harshly," and "annoy" are 16c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Bible Dictionary

Grate

a network of brass for the bottom of the great altar of sacrifice (Ex. 27:4; 35:16; 38:4, 5, 30).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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