serrate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(adj. ser′āt, -it; v. ser′āt, sə rāt′)

Inflections of 'serrate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
serrates
v 3rd person singular
serrating
v pres p
serrated
v past
serrated
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ser•rate  (adj. ser′āt, -it;v. ser′āt, sə rāt′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing. 
adj. 
  1. Biology[Chiefly Biol.]notched on the edge like a saw:a serrate leaf.
  2. Currency[Numis.](of a coin) having a grooved edge.
  3. serrated.

v.t. 
  1. to make serrate or serrated:He serrated the knives so they would cut meat easily.
  • Latin serrātus, equivalent. to serr(a) saw + -ātus -ate1
  • 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
serrate / ˈsɛrɪt -eɪt/
  1. (of leaves) having a margin of forward pointing teeth
  2. having a notched or sawlike edge
 / səˈreɪt/
  1. (transitive) to make serrate
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin serrātus saw-shaped, from serra a saw
'serrate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aracari - birch family - biserrate - chestnut oak - jagged - motmot - red alder - retroserrate - saw-toothed - sawtooth - serrated - serration - serrulate - serviceberry - sierra

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