English Explanatory Dictionary

gladiate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Sword-shaped.
verb
  1. To fight as a gladiator, to digladiate.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gladiate.wav

Word forms

gladiate more gladiate most gladiate gladiates gladiating gladiated

Etymology

From Latin gladius (“sword”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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