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- [gley-breyt, -brit]
- /ˈgleɪ breɪt, -brɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gley-breyt, -brit]
- /ˈgleɪ breɪt, -brɪt/
Definitions of glabrate word
- adjective glabrate Zoology. glabrous. 1
- adjective glabrate Botany. becoming glabrous; somewhat glabrous. 1
- noun glabrate Becoming smooth (as if with age). 1
- adjective glabrate glabrous or nearly glabrous 0
- adjective glabrate becoming glabrous when old or mature 0
- adjective glabrate (botany) Somewhat glabrous. 0
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Origin of glabrate
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; < Latin glabrātus (past participle of glabrāre to make bare, deprive of hair), equivalent to glabr-, stem of glaber without hair, smooth + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Glabrate
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glabrate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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glabrate usage trend in Literature
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adj glabrate
- bald — Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head.
- egghead — an intellectual.
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- clean-shaven — If a man is clean-shaven, he does not have a beard or a moustache.
- shaved — to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
Antonyms for glabrate
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