quadrate

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US verb /ˈkwɑːdreɪt/ adj /ˈkwɑːdrət/ noun /ˈkwɑːdrət/ UK verb /ˈkwɒdreɪt/ adj /ˈkwɒdrət/ noun /ˈkwɒdrət/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

verb
to agree, correspond, or fit exactly with something

US /ˈkwɑːdreɪt/ UK /ˈkwɒdreɪt/

The new evidence does not quadrate with the original hypothesis.
2

adj
square or having four equal sides and four right angles

US /ˈkwɑːdrət/ UK /ˈkwɒdrət/

The mason cut a quadrate stone for the center of the floor.
3

noun
a square or square-shaped object

US /ˈkwɑːdrət/ UK /ˈkwɒdrət/

The diagram places a circle inside a quadrate.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to agree, correspond, or... accord correspond square

2 adj · square or having four equal... square quadrangular

3 noun · a square or square-shaped... square

Opposites

conflict disagree

Word family

Derived forms quadrateness

Related forms quadraticquadraturequadrilateral

Etymology

From Middle English quadrat and Latin quadratus, 'made square,' the past participle of quadrare, 'to make square or put in order,' from quattuor, 'four.' The verb sense 'agree exactly' survives in the phrase square with.

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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