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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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Word Origin & History

grate  (n.)
c.1400, from M.L. grata "lattice," from L. cratis "wickerwork."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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