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calceate

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /kælˈsiɪt/
  • General-American: /kælˈsijɪt/
  • General-American: /kælˈsiət/
  • General-American: /kælˈsijət/
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  • General-American: /kælsiˈeɪt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Synonym of shod: wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) as opposed to the barefoot mendicant orders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shod

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Synonym of shoe: to put on shoes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive, obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shoe

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin calceātus, participle of calceāre (“to shoe, to provide with shoes”), from calceus (“calceus, shoe”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) + -eus (“-y”, adjective-forming suffix). Equivalent to Latin calceus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Equivalent to calceus (“calceus, shoe”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of calcate.