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Webster 1913 Edition

Alate

A-late′

,
adv.
[Pref.
a-
+
late
.]
Lately; of late.
[Archaic]
There hath been
alate
such tales spread abroad.
Latimer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Alate

ALA'TE

,
adv.
Lately. [Not used.]

Definition 2025

alate

alate

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪˌleɪt/ enPR: āʹlāt'

Adjective

alate ‎(comparative more alate, superlative most alate)

  1. (entomology, botany) Having winglike extensions or parts; winged.
Synonyms
Derived terms

Noun

alate ‎(plural alates)

  1. A winged, reproductive form of several social insects.

Etymology 2

a- +‎ late.

Adverb

alate ‎(not comparable)

  1. (archaic) recently; lately; of late.
    There hath been alate such tales spread abroad. — Latimer.

Italian

Verb

alate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of alare
  2. second-person plural imperative of alare
  3. feminine plural of alato

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

ālāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of ālātus

Etymology

From Latin ālātus, from āla ‎(“wing”).

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