SERRATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does serrate mean? 

• SERRATE (adjective)
  The adjective SERRATE has 1 sense:

1. notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex

  Familiarity information: SERRATE used as an adjective is very rare.

• SERRATE (verb)
  The verb SERRATE has 1 sense:

1. make saw-toothed or jag the edge of

  Familiarity information: SERRATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SERRATE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex

Synonyms:

notched; saw-toothed; serrate; serrated; toothed

Similar:

rough (of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped)

• SERRATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they serrate    ... he / she / it serrates   
Past simple: serrated   
Past participle: serrated   
-ing form: serrating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make saw-toothed or jag the edge of

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

serrate the edges of the teeth

Hypernyms (to "serrate" is one way to...):

jag (cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

serration (the condition of being serrated)

 Context examples 

The presence of multiple serrated polyps in the colon.

(Colon Serrated Polyposis, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare, invasive colorectal adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of a malignant infiltrate with serrated glandular architecture.

(Colorectal Serrated Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

This group includes hyperplastic polyps, traditional serrated adenomas, and sessile serrated adenomas/polyps.

(Colorectal Sporadic Serrated Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

A traditional serrated adenoma characterized by the presence of prominent villous projections of the neoplastic epithelium.

(Filiform Serrated Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A serrated polypoid lesion that arises in the colon.

(Colon Hyperplastic Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare, invasive colon adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of a malignant infiltrate with serrated glandular architecture.

(Colon Serrated Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of serrated glands and the absence of generalized dysplasia.

(Appendix Sessile Serrated Adenoma/Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of elongated serrated crypts and the absence of atypia or dysplasia.

(Appendix Hyperplastic Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

A serrated strip of gray matter under the medial border of the hippocampus and in its depths.

(Dentate Gyrus, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of elongated, serrated crypts lined by proliferative epithelium.

(Gallbladder Hyperplastic Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)