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paginate

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • păj'ən-āt
  • /ˈpæd͡ʒəneɪt/
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1

verb

Meaning 1

To number the pages of (a book or other document); to foliate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To divide (a continuous stream of text) into pages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To separate (data) into batches, so that it can be retrieved with a number of smaller requests.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

number the pages of a book or manuscript

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: foliate, page

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: number

History

Etymology

From Medieval Latin paginare, from Latin pagina.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: номерирам (nomeriram) — to number the pages of a book or other document
  • Finnish: sivuttaa — to number the pages of a book or other document
  • French: paginer — to number the pages of a book or other document
  • Galician: paxinar — to number the pages of a book or other document
  • German: paginieren — to number the pages of a book or other document
  • Hungarian: lapszámoz — to number the pages of a book or other document
  • Hungarian: oldalszámoz — to number the pages of a book or other document
  • Hungarian: paginál — to number the pages of a book or other document
  • Hungarian: megszámozza a lapokat — to number the pages of a book or other document
  • Hungarian: lapszámozással ellát — to number the pages of a book or other document
  • Hungarian: oldalakat számoz — to number the pages of a book or other document
  • Interlingua: paginar — to number the pages of a book or other document
  • Māori: whakawhārangi — to number the pages of a book or other document
  • Polish: paginować — to number the pages of a book or other document
  • Portuguese: paginar — to number the pages of a book or other document
  • Swedish: paginera — to number the pages of a book or other document