I. əˈlāt adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + late
archaic : of late : lately
II. ˈāˌlāt, usu -ād.+V adjective
also alat·ed ˈāˌlād.ə̇d
Etymology: Latin alatus, from ala wing + -atus -ate — more at aisle
1. : having wings : winged
an alate horse in mythology
2. : furnished with winglike expansions
certain stems and fruits are alate
3.
a. : having a broad expanded lip — used of shells
b. : having winged forms — used of certain insects (as ants and aphids)
c. : of or relating to alates
III. noun
( -s )
: a winged individual of a kind of insect (as ant or aphid) that has both winged and wingless forms