alate
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See also: alatê
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
alate (comparative more alate, superlative most alate)
- (entomology, botany) Having winglike extensions or parts; winged.
- 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 113:
- Beetles fly, many ants send forth massive swarms of reproductive alate females and males, arachnids and insect predators emerge from their hidden refugia, and termite swarm.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
alate (plural alates)
- A winged, reproductive form of several social insects.
Etymology 2[edit]
Adverb[edit]
alate (not comparable)
- (archaic) recently; lately; of late.
- 1552, Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer], Augustine Bernher, compiler, “[The First Sermon]”, in Certayn Godly Sermons, Made uppon the Lords Prayer, […], London: […] John Day, […], published 1562, →OCLC, folio 5, recto:
- There hathe bene alate ſuche tales ſpreade abroade, and moſt vntruly, ſuch falſe taletellers ſhal haue a greuous puniſhement of the Lord whan he ſhall come to rewarde euerye one according vnto his deſertes.
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
alate
- inflection of alare:
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
alate f pl
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ālāte
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