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BRECCIATE

Dictionary entry overview: What does brecciate mean?

• BRECCIATE (verb)
The verb BRECCIATE has 2 senses:

1. form into breccia
2. break into breccia

Familiarity information: BRECCIATE used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BRECCIATE (verb)

Sense 1

brecciate ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Form into breccia

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

brecciated rock

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

form (assume a form or shape)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 2

brecciate ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Break into breccia

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

brecciate rock

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

break up; fragment; fragmentise; fragmentize (break or cause to break into pieces)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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