calcate

English

Etymology

From Latin calcātus, the past participle of calcāre (to trample), parsed via English -ate (verb-forming suffix), from calx (heel) +‎ (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of calque.

Verb

calcate (third-person singular simple present calcates, present participle calcating, simple past and past participle calcated)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of trample: to crush or stomp underfoot.
    • 1657, Richard Tomlinson, translating Jean de Renou as A Medicinal Dispensatory, sig. Yyy4v:
      It should be calcated with ones feet.

Derived terms

References

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

calcate

  1. inflection of calcare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

calcate f pl

  1. feminine plural of calcato

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

calcāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of calcō

Spanish

Verb

calcate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of calcar combined with te