striate

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verb

stri·​ate ˈstrī-ˌāt How to pronounce striate (audio)
striated; striating
Synonyms of striatenext

transitive verb

: to mark with striations or striae

striate

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adjective

stri·​ate ˈstrī-ət How to pronounce striate (audio) -ˌāt How to pronounce striate (audio)
: striated

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Anyone visiting the park will want to see the spindly hoodoos, striated in red, gold, and white. — Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024 Alongside is a gorgeous tamale, striated into thin layers of pureed beans and masa. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 In the oven, the layers blow apart and the result is a biscuit striated like fancy Italian marble. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Feb. 2026 This book captures something about the generational divide striating so many households. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 31 July 2025 The beach was filled with stones that had been smoothed to perfect ovals and circles by thousands of years of being tossed by the sea, some gray and striated with pure white, and others that when wet were the color of emeralds. — Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 Up a flight of stone stairs, families and local business owners gather in the rambling collection of dining rooms, their high ceilings striated with wooden beams. — Jorge Valencia Mariano Fernandez, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023 Rich and classic Bordeaux aromas—statured, confident, striated with red plums, black berries and black pepper, leather and eucalyptus. — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 Goetsch-Winckler House features two long walls of glass on either side of the structure, striated vertically by wooden partitions. — Nick Remsen, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1646, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1670, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of striate was in 1646

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