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leimata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • indent noun A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
  • label noun A small tag, sticker, or printed note attached to something, giving information about it.
  • mar verb To spoil or damage something, often leaving a lasting flaw.
  • postmark noun A mark stamped on mail by the postal service showing where and when it was processed.
  • punch noun A hit made with a closed fist.
  • seal noun A marine mammal with flippers that lives partly on land and partly in the sea.
  • stamp noun A small piece of paper affixed to mail to show that postage has been paid.
  • stigmatize verb To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata.
  • validate verb To check that something is correct, official, or meets the required standard.

Senses

leimata is used for these senses in English:

  • indent To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress
  • label (ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
  • mar (transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
  • postmark (transitive) To apply a postmark on.
  • punch To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
  • seal To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality.
  • stigmatize (transitive) To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata.
  • validate (transitive) To render valid.

indent — full definition

  1. noun A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
  2. noun A stamp; an impression.
  3. noun A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt.
  4. noun A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.

label — full definition

  1. noun A small tag, sticker, or printed note attached to something, giving information about it.
  2. noun A word or phrase used to categorise a person, group, or idea, sometimes in a way that oversimplifies them.
  3. noun A company that produces and distributes recorded music.
  4. verb To attach a label to something, or to describe someone or something with a particular categorising term.

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