alate

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alate^¹

/ˈeɪˌleɪt/ US

Rhymes with -eɪleɪt

adjective more alate · most alate

Having wings or winglike extensions or parts; winged. Beetles fly, many ants send forth massive swarms of reproductive alate females and males, arachnids and insect predators emerge from their hidden refugia, and termite swarm.
Similar: alated

noun alates

A winged, reproductive form of several social insects.

alate^²

Where it comes from

From a- + late.

adverb

archaic, not comparable recently; lately; of late. There hathe bene alate ſuche tales ſpreade abroade, and moſt vntruly, ſuch falſe taletellers ſhal haue a greuous puniſhement of the Lord whan he ſhall come to rewarde euerye one according vnto his deſertes.

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@misc{alate_2026,
  title = {alate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}