calcate
Meanings
verb
- Synonym of trample: to crush or stomp underfoot.
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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.
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