calcate en · VERB
Etymology
From Latin calcātus, the past participle of calcāre (“to trample”), parsed via English -ate (verb-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of calque.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Synonym of trample: to crush or stomp underfoot.
It should be calcated with ones feet.
1657, Richard Tomlinson, translating Jean de Renou as A Medicinal Dispensatory, sig. Yyy4v
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| calcating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| calcates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| calcated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| calcated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |