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Meaning of slate in English
Pronunciation
/sleɪt/
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Verb
slate
Definitions
1.
designate or schedule
Examples
« He slated his talk for 9 AM »
« She was slated to be his successor »
2.
enter on a list or slate for an election
Examples
« He was slated for borough president »
3.
cover with slate
Examples
« slate the roof »
Noun
slate
Etymology
Middle English sclate, sklate, shortening of Old French esclate, feminine synonymous with esclat‘piece broken off’ (see slat)
Definitions
1.
(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
2.
thin layers of rock used for roofing
3.
a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
4.
a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices