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coarctate

co·arc·tate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koh-ahrk-teyt, -tit]
    • /koʊˈɑrk teɪt, -tɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koh-ahrk-teyt, -tit]
    • /koʊˈɑrk teɪt, -tɪt/

Definitions of coarctate word

  • adjective coarctate (of a pupa) enclosed in a hard barrel-shaped case (puparium), as in the housefly 3
  • adjective coarctate crowded or pressed together; constricted 3
  • verb coarctate (esp of the aorta) to become narrower; become constricted 3
  • adjective coarctate compressed or constricted 3
  • adjective coarctate rigidly enclosed in the last larval skin 3
  • adjective coarctate (of a pupa) having the body enclosed in a hardened shell or puparium. 1

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Origin of coarctate

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425 for sense “confined, restricted,” 1810-20 for current sense; late Middle English < Latin coarctātus, variant of coartātus (past participle of coartāre to press together), equivalent to co- co- + art(us) tight (see article) + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Coarctate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

coarctate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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