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velate

[adj. vee-lit, -leyt; v. vee-leyt]

ve·late

[adj. vee-lit, -leyt; v. vee-leyt] adjective, verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
adjective
1.
Biology. having a velum.
verb (used with object)
2.
Phonetics. to velarize.

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Velate is always a great word to know.
So is neo-Darwinism. Does it mean:
transfer of information from one cell or molecule to another, as by chemical or electrical signals
any modern theory of evolution holding that species evolve by natural selection acting on genetic variation

Origin:
1855–60; < Neo-Latin vēlātus. See velum, -ate1
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velate (ˈviːlɪt, -leɪt)
 
adj
having or covered with velum

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