Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To encompass almost completely with water; form into a peninsula.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To form into a peninsula.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To make into a
peninsula ; to surround with water.
Etymologies
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From peninsula + -ate.
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