verb
Meaning 1
To add or wrap elastic around something.
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elasticate
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1elh2- Proto-Indo-European *h1l̥h2-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English elasticate From elastic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).