marginate

[ mahr-juh-neyt ]
/ ˈmɑr dʒəˌneɪt /

adjective Also mar·gin·at·ed.

having a margin.
Entomology. having the margin of a distinct color: marginate with purple.

verb (used with object), mar·gin·at·ed, mar·gin·at·ing.

to furnish with a margin; border.

Origin of marginate

1600–10; < Latin marginātus, past participle of margināre to provide with borders or edges. See margin, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM marginate

mar·gin·a·tion, noun un·mar·gin·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby marginate

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British Dictionary definitions for margination

marginate
/ (ˈmɑːdʒɪˌneɪt) /

verb

(tr) to provide with a margin or margins

adjective

biology having a margin of a distinct colour or form marginate leaves

Derived forms of marginate

margination, noun

Word Origin for marginate

C18: from Latin margināre

Medical definitions for margination

margination
[ mär′jə-nā′shən ]

n.

The adhesion of white blood cells to the endothelial cells of blood vessels that occurs at the site of an injury during the early phases of inflammation.