Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb foliate

5 senses of foliate

Sense 1
foliate -- (hammer into thin flat foils; "foliate metal")
       => forge, hammer -- (create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues")

Sense 2
foliate -- (decorate with leaves)
       => decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify -- (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day")

Sense 3
foliate -- (coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass")
       => coat, surface -- (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate")

Sense 4
foliate, paginate, page -- (number the pages of a book or manuscript)
       => number -- (give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis")

Sense 5
foliate -- (grow leaves; "the tree foliated in Spring")
       => develop, make grow -- (cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple")

Antonyms of adj foliated

1 of 2 senses of foliated

Sense 2
foliate, foliated, foliaceous -- ((especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata)

INDIRECT (VIA stratified) -> unstratified -- (not deposited in layers; "glacial till is unstratified")

Similarity of adj foliated

2 senses of foliated

Sense 1
foliate, foliated -- (ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital")

Sense 2
foliate, foliated, foliaceous -- ((especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata)
       => stratified (vs. unstratified), bedded -- (deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock")