ser•rate
Pronunciation: (adj.ser'āt, -itv.ser'āt, s&schwa&sylprāt'), [key]
— adj., v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing.
—adj.
- notched on the edge like a saw: a serrate leaf.
- (of a coin) having a grooved edge.
- serrated.
—v.t.
- to make serrate or serrated: He serrated the knives so they would cut meat easily.
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