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Added 9 October 2026

plicate

/ˈplaɪkət/ verb

In Latin: plicātus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about plicate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Fold into pleats.
Pleat the cloth

Origin

From Latin plicātus, perfect passive participle of plicō (“to fold”), see -ate.

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