co·arc·tate (kō-ärk′tāt′) adj. Zoology 1. Enclosed within a hard shell, usually the skin of the last larval instar. Used of an insect pupa.
2. Constricted, narrowed, or compressed, as a segment of a blood vessel.
[Latin
coarctātus , past participle of
coarctāre ,
to compress , alteration of
coartāre :
co- ,
co- +
artāre ,
to compress (from
artus ,
tight, confined ; see
ar- in
Indo-European roots ).]
coarctate (kəʊˈɑːkteɪt ) adj 1. (Zoology) (of a pupa) enclosed in a hard barrel-shaped case (puparium), as in the housefly
2. (Biology) crowded or pressed together; constricted
vb (
intr )
(Pathology) pathol (esp of the aorta) to become narrower; become constricted
[C15: from Latin coarctāre, to press together, from artus tight]
ˌcoarcˈtation n
coarctate Past participle: coarctatedGerund: coarctatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative coarctate coarctate
Present I coarctate you coarctate he/she/it coarctates we coarctate you coarctate they coarctate
Preterite I coarctated you coarctated he/she/it coarctated we coarctated you coarctated they coarctated
Present Continuous I am coarctating you are coarctating he/she/it is coarctating we are coarctating you are coarctating they are coarctating
Present Perfect I have coarctated you have coarctated he/she/it has coarctated we have coarctated you have coarctated they have coarctated
Past Continuous I was coarctating you were coarctating he/she/it was coarctating we were coarctating you were coarctating they were coarctating
Past Perfect I had coarctated you had coarctated he/she/it had coarctated we had coarctated you had coarctated they had coarctated
Future I will coarctate you will coarctate he/she/it will coarctate we will coarctate you will coarctate they will coarctate
Future Perfect I will have coarctated you will have coarctated he/she/it will have coarctated we will have coarctated you will have coarctated they will have coarctated
Future Continuous I will be coarctating you will be coarctating he/she/it will be coarctating we will be coarctating you will be coarctating they will be coarctating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been coarctating you have been coarctating he/she/it has been coarctating we have been coarctating you have been coarctating they have been coarctating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been coarctating you will have been coarctating he/she/it will have been coarctating we will have been coarctating you will have been coarctating they will have been coarctating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been coarctating you had been coarctating he/she/it had been coarctating we had been coarctating you had been coarctating they had been coarctating
Conditional I would coarctate you would coarctate he/she/it would coarctate we would coarctate you would coarctate they would coarctate
Past Conditional I would have coarctated you would have coarctated he/she/it would have coarctated we would have coarctated you would have coarctated they would have coarctated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Adj. 1. coarctate - (of an insect pupa) enclosed in a rigid caseenclosed - closed in or surrounded or included within; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling"