adj. /ser"ayt, -it/ ; v. /ser"ayt, seuh rayt"/ , adj., v., serrated, serrating .
adj.
1. Chiefly Biol. notched on the edge like a saw: a serrate leaf.
2. Numis. (of a coin) having a grooved edge.
3. serrated.
v.t.
4. to make serrate or serrated: He serrated the knives so they would cut meat easily.
[ 1590-1600; serratus, equiv. to serr ( a ) saw + -atus -ATE 1 ]