serrate C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US adj /ˈsɛɹˌeɪt/ · verb /səˈɹeɪt/ UK adj /ˈsɛreɪt/ · verb /səˈreɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #478348 Meanings 1 adj having a saw-like edge with a row of sharp, tooth-like projections, especially of a leaf The botanist identified the plant by its serrate leaf margins. 2 verb to form, cut, or divide with a saw-like or jagged edge The machine can serrate the blade's edge in seconds. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having a saw-like edge with... saw-toothednotchedjagged 2 verb · to form, cut, or divide... notchjag ↔ Opposites smoothentire Word family Forms serrated Derived forms serrationserrulate Related forms dentateruncinate Etymology Borrowed from Latin serratus 'saw-shaped,' the past participle of serrare 'to saw,' from serra 'saw.' Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # serrate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛɹˌeɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛreɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 478348 ## Meanings 1. having a saw-like edge with a row of sharp, tooth-like projections, especially of a leaf 2. to form, cut, or divide with a saw-like or jagged edge ## Examples - The botanist identified the plant by its serrate leaf margins. - The machine can serrate the blade's edge in seconds. ## Synonyms - saw-toothed - notched - jagged ## Antonyms - smooth - entire ## Derived Forms - serration - serrulate ## Related Forms - dentate - runcinate ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin serratus 'saw-shaped,' the past participle of serrare 'to saw,' from serra 'saw.' ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown