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/
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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
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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.