laminate

UK: /ˈlæmɪnət/

US: (v. lam′ə nāt′; adj., n. lam′ə nāt′, -nit)

Inflections of 'laminate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

laminates

v 3rd person singular

laminating

v pres p

laminated

v past

laminated

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

lam•i•nate  (v. lam′ə nāt′;adj., n. lam′ə nāt′, -nit), v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing, adj., n. 
v.t. 

1. to separate or split into thin layers.
2. Building, Metallurgy to form (metal) into a thin plate, as by beating or rolling.
3. Building to construct from layers of material bonded together.
4. Building to cover or overlay with laminae.

v.i. 

5. Building to split into thin layers.

adj. 

6. Also, laminous. composed of or having laminae.

n. 

7. a laminated product;
   lamination.

• Neo-Latin lāminātus. See lamina, -ate¹
• 1660–70

lam′i•na′tor, n. 

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laminate verb / ˈlæmɪˌneɪt/

1. (transitive) to make (material in sheet form) by bonding together two or more thin sheets
2. to split or be split into thin sheets
3. (transitive) to beat, form, or press (material, esp metal) into thin sheets
4. (transitive) to cover or overlay with a thin sheet of material

noun / ˈlæmɪˌneɪt -nɪt/

1. a material made by bonding together two or more sheets

adjective / ˈlæmɪˌneɪt -nɪt/

1. having or composed of lamina; laminated

Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin lāminātus plated

laminable / ˈlæmɪnəb^əl/ adjective

ˈlamiˌnator noun