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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of slate form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   scheduled US

   "The tractor plant is slated for the ax."

2. 2
   reviewed unfavorably (Chambers dict.)
3. 3
   covered with slates (Chambers dict.)

Synonyms

All synonyms

billedbookedcardscheduledto come

Example

More examples

"Tom is slated to come back in October."

Etymology

From Middle English slattyd, equivalent to slate + -ed.

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