gladiate

English

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

gladiate (comparative more gladiate, superlative most gladiate)

1. (botany) Sword-shaped.

   The leaves of the iris and gladiolus are gladiate.

Translations

(botany) sword-shaped

• Bulgarian: мечовиден (mečoviden)

Etymology 2

Back-formation from gladiator with -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

gladiate (third-person singular simple present gladiates, present participle gladiating, simple past and past participle gladiated)

1. To fight as a gladiator, to digladiate.
   • 2013, Lorde, Glory and Gore: Pure Heroine:

     You could try and take us (oh, oh),
     but we're the gladiators (oh, oh)
     […]
     We gladiate, but I guess we're really fighting ourselves […]