1. [N. Amer] Designate or schedule
   "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor" 
2. [N. Amer] Enter on a list or slate for an election
   "He was slated for borough president" 
3. Cover with slate
   "slate the roof" 
4. [Brit] Strongly criticize
   "she was slated for being fat"

1. (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate 
2. Thin layers of rock used for roofing
   - slating 
3. A fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers 
4. [N. Amer] A list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
   - ticket

Derived forms: slated, slating, slates

See also: slating

Type of: cross-file, designate, destine, intend, list, listing, register, roof, roofing material, sedimentary rock, specify, tablet

Encyclopedia: Slate

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• nonvisual
• nonvocal
• nonvolatile
• nonvolatilisable
• nonvolatilizable
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• nonwashable
• nonwoody
• nonworker
• noob
• noodle
• nook
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• nookie
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• nooky
• noon
• Noonan's syndrome
• noonday
• Noongar
• noontide
• noontime
• noose
• Nootka