Dictionary

coarctate en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈkoʊˌɑɹkˌteɪt/ (General-American)
• /kəʊˈɑːk.teɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /koʊˈɑɹkˌteɪt/ (General-American)
• /ˈkoʊˌɑɹk.tɪt/ (General-American)
• /koʊˈɑɹk.tɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coarctātus, perfect participle of coarctō (“to press together, compress, contract, confine”), from co- (“being or bringing together, co-”) + arctō (“to draw or press close together”).

Meanings

1. Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.
2. (of the pupa of certain flies) Enclosed in a rigid case formed by the larval cuticle or puparium.

Forms

coarctate en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /kəʊˈɑːk.teɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /koʊˈɑɹkˌteɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From the above adjective, for more see etymology at -ate.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) To press together; to crowd.
2. (obsolete) To restrain; to confine.

Forms

Relateds

coarctation