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quad·rate I. \ˈkwäˌdrāt, -ädrə̇t sometimes ˈkwȯˌ-; usu -d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin quadratus, past participle of quadrare to square, make square, fit; akin to Latin quattuor four — more at four 1. : square or approximately square in form < a roughened quadrate area near the apex — L.F.Edwards > < the quadrate masses of the rooftops — G.C.Vaillant > 2. obsolete : square — used of numbers 3. obsolete a. : squared, balanced, correspondent b. : perfect, ideal 4. : expanded into a square at the junction of the arms — used of a heraldic cross 5. : being or relating to a bony or cartilaginous element of each side of the skull to which the lower jaw is articulated in most vertebrates below mammals II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin quadratum, from neuter of quadratus 1. a. : square b. : something more or less resembling a square (as a rectangular space or enclosure) 2. : an object square or cubical in form or approximately so 3. obsolete : the aspect of two celestial bodies that are 90 degrees apart 4. : a quadrate bone III. \-ˌdrāt\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin quadratus, past participle of quadrare intransitive verb : square, agree, suit, correspond — usually used with with transitive verb 1. : to make square : divide into squares or cubes 2. : to make accordant : cause to conform < are all novels but an imperative that could quadrate them would be a little astonishing — Bernard DeVoto > |