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ser·rate
(sĕr′āt′)adj. or ser·rat·ed (sĕr′ā′tĭd, sə-rā′-)
1. Having a saw-toothed edge or margin notched with toothlike projections: serrate leaves.
2. Forming a row of small sharp projections resembling the teeth of a saw: serrate teeth.
tr.v. ser·rat·ed, ser·rat·ing, ser·rates
To make (something) serrate.
[Latin serrātus, saw-shaped, from serra, saw.]
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serrate
adj
1. (Botany) (of leaves) having a margin of forward pointing teeth
2. having a notched or sawlike edge
vb
(tr) to make serrate
[C17: from Latin serrātus saw-shaped, from serra a saw]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ser•rate
(adj. ˈsɛr eɪt, -ɪt; v. ˈsɛr eɪt, səˈreɪt)adj., v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing. adj.
1. notched on the edge like a saw: a serrate leaf.
2. (of a coin) having a grooved edge.
3. serrated.
v.t. 4. to make serrate or serrated.
[1590–1600; < Latin serrātus=serr(a) saw + -ātus -ate 1]
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serrate
Past participle: serrated
Gerund: serrating
| Imperative |
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| serrate |
| serrate |
| Present |
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| I serrate |
| you serrate |
| he/she/it serrates |
| we serrate |
| you serrate |
| they serrate |
| Preterite |
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| I serrated |
| you serrated |
| he/she/it serrated |
| we serrated |
| you serrated |
| they serrated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am serrating |
| you are serrating |
| he/she/it is serrating |
| we are serrating |
| you are serrating |
| they are serrating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have serrated |
| you have serrated |
| he/she/it has serrated |
| we have serrated |
| you have serrated |
| they have serrated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was serrating |
| you were serrating |
| he/she/it was serrating |
| we were serrating |
| you were serrating |
| they were serrating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had serrated |
| you had serrated |
| he/she/it had serrated |
| we had serrated |
| you had serrated |
| they had serrated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will serrate |
| you will serrate |
| he/she/it will serrate |
| we will serrate |
| you will serrate |
| they will serrate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have serrated |
| you will have serrated |
| he/she/it will have serrated |
| we will have serrated |
| you will have serrated |
| they will have serrated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be serrating |
| you will be serrating |
| he/she/it will be serrating |
| we will be serrating |
| you will be serrating |
| they will be serrating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been serrating |
| you have been serrating |
| he/she/it has been serrating |
| we have been serrating |
| you have been serrating |
| they have been serrating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been serrating |
| you will have been serrating |
| he/she/it will have been serrating |
| we will have been serrating |
| you will have been serrating |
| they will have been serrating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been serrating |
| you had been serrating |
| he/she/it had been serrating |
| we had been serrating |
| you had been serrating |
| they had been serrating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would serrate |
| you would serrate |
| he/she/it would serrate |
| we would serrate |
| you would serrate |
| they would serrate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have serrated |
| you would have serrated |
| he/she/it would have serrated |
| we would have serrated |
| you would have serrated |
| they would have serrated |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Verb 1. serrate - make saw-toothed or jag the edge of; "serrate the edges of the teeth"
jag - cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge
Adj. 1. [画像:serrate - notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex]serrate - notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
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