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serrate

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ser⋅rate

  [adj. ser-eyt, -it; v. ser-eyt, suh-reyt] adjective, verb, -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing.
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–adjective
1. Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw: a serrate leaf.
2. Numismatics. (of a coin) having a grooved edge.
3. serrated.
–verb (used with object)
4. to make serrate or serrated: He serrated the knives so they would cut meat easily.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L serrātus, equiv. to serr(a) saw + -ātus -ate 1
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ser·rate   (sěr'āt')   


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adj.  

  1. Having or forming a row of small sharp projections resembling the teeth of a saw: serrate teeth; a serrate talon.

  2. Having a saw-toothed edge or margin notched with toothlike projections: serrate leaves.

tr.v.   ser·rat·ed, ser·rat·ing, ser·rates
To make serrate or saw-toothed; jag the edge of.

[Latin serrātus, saw-shaped, from serra, saw.]
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serrate ser·rate (sěr'āt') or ser·rat·ed (-ā'tĭd)
adj.

  1. Having or forming a row of small, sharp, projections resembling the teeth of a saw.

  2. Having a saw-toothed edge or margin notched with toothlike projections.

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