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coarctate¹

  • /kəʊˈɑːk.teɪt/ UK
  • /koʊˈɑɹkˌteɪt/ US
  • /ˈkoʊˌɑɹkˌteɪt/ US
  • /koʊˈɑɹk.tɪt/ US
  • /ˈkoʊˌɑɹk.tɪt/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin coarctātus, perfect participle of coarctō (“to press together, compress, contract, confine”), from co- (“being or bringing together, co-”) + arctō (“to draw or press close together”).

adjective more coarctate · most coarctate

  1. Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.
  2. (of the pupa of certain flies) Enclosed in a rigid case formed by the larval cuticle or puparium.

coarctate²

  • /kəʊˈɑːk.teɪt/ UK
  • /koʊˈɑɹkˌteɪt/ US

Where it comes from

From the above adjective, for more see etymology at -ate.

verb coarctates · coarctating · coarctated

  1. obsolete To press together; to crowd.
  2. obsolete To restrain; to confine.

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@misc{coarctate_2026,
  title = {coarctate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coarctate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}