Calcate

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    Synonym of trample: to crush or stomp underfoot. obsolete

    "It should be calcated with ones feet."

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trample

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"It should be calcated with ones feet."

Etymology

From Latin calcātus, the past participle of calcāre (“to trample”), parsed via English -ate (verb-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of calque.

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