foliate

/fˈoʊliˌeɪt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. ornamented with foliage or foils
   “foliate tracery”
2. (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves
   “`foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'”
3. (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

verb

1. hammer into thin flat foils
   “foliate metal”
2. decorate with leaves
3. coat or back with metal foil
   “foliate glass”
4. number the pages of a book or manuscript
5. grow leaves
   “the tree foliated in Spring”

Synonyms for foliate

• foliated
• leafy
• foliaceous
• stratified
• paginate
• page

Words that rhyme with foliate

• straight
• separate
• plate
• mate
• date
• concentrate
• late
• state
• regenerate
• translate
• weight
• conjugate
• grate
• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate
• vegetate