[verb] hammer into thin flat foils; "foliate metal"
[verb] decorate with leaves
[verb] coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass"
[verb] number the pages of a book or manuscript Synonyms:paginate, page
[verb] grow leaves; "the tree foliated in Spring"
[adjective] ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital"
[adjective] (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves; "`foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'"
[adjective] (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata Synonyms:foliaceous
