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digitate

adj
/ˈdɪdʒɪtət/

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in 1661, the verb in 1657; the adjective was borrowed from Latin digitātus (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), the verb from digitātus, perfect passive participle of digitō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)).

  1. borrowed from digitātus

Definitions

  1. Having digits, fingers or things shaped like fingers

    Having digits, fingers or things shaped like fingers; fingerlike

  2. Having parts that spread out from a common point in a finger-like manner.

  3. To point out as with one's finger, indicate.

    • The supine resting on Water onely by retention of Air[…]doth digitate a reason.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To spread out from a common point in a finger-like manner.

The neighborhood

Derived

bidigitate, digitately, multidigitate, paridigitate, polydigitate, quadridigitate, quinquedigitate, sexdigitate, subdigitate, tridigitate, unidigitate, digitation, interdigitate

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA