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lineate en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

First attested in 1558; borrowed from Medieval Latin līneātus, perfect passive participle of līneō (“to draw a line; (classically) to reduce to a straight line, make straight”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from līnea (“a line”).

Meanings

1. (obsolete) To mark with lines.
2. (obsolete) To delineate, represent.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
lineated	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
lineated	Tense=Past		lexicographic
lineates	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
lineating	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic

lineate en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

First attested in 1643; borrowed from Latin delineātus, participial adjective, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

Meanings

1. (especially, obsolete) Marked with lines.
2. (obsolete) Marked longitudinally with depressed parallel lines.
   • a lineate leaf

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more lineate	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
lineated		alternative	lexicographic
most lineate	Degree=Sup		lexicographic