QUADRATE


Meaning of QUADRATE in English

adj., n., & v.

--adj. esp. Anat. & Zool. square or rectangular (quadrate bone; quadrate muscle).

--n.

1. a quadrate bone or muscle.

2 a rectangular object.

--v.

1. tr. make square.

2 intr. & tr. (often foll. by with) conform or make conform.

Etymology: ME f. L quadrare quadrat- make square f. quattuor four

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.