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serrate

serrate leaf

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

(tr) to make serrate

[C17: from Latin serrātus saw-shaped, from serra a saw]

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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 -ate¹]

serrate

Past participle: serrated
Gerund: serrating

Imperative
serrate
serrate

Present
I serrate
you serrate
he/she/it serrates
we serrate
you serrate
they serrate

Preterite
I serrated
you serrated
he/she/it serrated
we serrated
you serrated
they serrated

Present Continuous
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

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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.	serrate - notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex notched, saw-toothed, serrated, toothed rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

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