marginate

 [mahr-juh-neyt]  

mar·gin·ate

   [mahr-juh-neyt] adjective, verb, mar·gin·at·ed, mar·gin·at·ing.
adjective Also, mar·gin·at·ed.
1.
having a margin.
2.
Entomology. having the margin of a distinct color: marginate with purple.
verb (used with object)
3.
to furnish with a margin; border.

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Origin:
1600–10; < Latin marginātus, past participle of margināre to provide with borders or edges. See margin, -ate1

Related forms
mar·gin·a·tion, noun
un·mar·gin·at·ed, adjective
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marginate (ˈmɑːdʒɪˌneɪt)
 
—vb
1.  (tr) to provide with a margin or margins
 
—adj
2.  biology having a margin of a distinct colour or form: marginate leaves
 
[C18: from Latin margināre]
 
margin'ation
 
—n

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