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TESSELLATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tile with tesserae

Example:

tessellate the kitchen floor

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "tessellate" is one way to...):

tile (cover with tiles)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

tessella (a small tessera)

tessellation (the act of adorning with mosaic)

tessera (a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fit together exactly, of identical shapes

Example:

triangles tessellate

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "tessellate" is one way to...):

fit; go (be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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