Definition of CALCEATE

calceate

Adj

  • Synonym of shod: wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) as opposed to the barefoot mendicant orders.

Verb

  • Synonym of shoe: to put on shoes.

Adjective

  • Wearing shoes; having feet covered as if with shoes.

Examples

  • He felt well-calceate in his Scrabble shoes, ready to stomp out the competition.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin calceātus, participle of calceāre (“to shoe, to provide with shoes”), from calceus (“calceus, shoe”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) + -eus (“-y”, adjective-forming suffix). Equivalent to Latin calceus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Synonyms

shod, shoe

Scrabble Score: 12

calceate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
calceate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
calceate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

calceate: valid Words With Friends Word