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striate

verb, adjective

/ˈstraɪeɪt/

Meaning

to mark with stripes or grooves; striped or streaked in appearance

The rock surface was striated by glacial movement.

groove, stripe, streak, band, line

smooth, plain

striated rock, striated muscle, striated surface, striate pattern

To make something less extreme (verb); average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree (adjective).

to move something so that it is no longer closed; not closed

to possess something; belonging to oneself

to intend or signify; also unkind when used as adjective

Past tense and past participle of 'spend'; also used as an adjective meaning exhausted or used up.

to show or display clearly; obvious or evident