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slate



slate [slate slates slated slating] noun, verb BrE [sleɪt] NAmE [sleɪt]
noun
1. uncountable a type of dark grey stone that splits easily into thin flat layers
a slate quarry
The sea was the colour of slate.
2. countable a small thin piece of slate, used for covering roofs
A loose slate had fallen from the roof.
3. countable (NAmE)a list of the candidates in an election
a slate of candidates
the Democratic slate
4. countable a small sheet of slate in a wooden frame, used in the past in schools for children to write on
see a clean sheet/slate at clean adj., wipe the slate clean at wipe v.

Word Origin:
Middle English sclate, sklate, shortening of Old French esclate, feminine synonymous with esclat ‘piece broken off’, from esclater ‘to split’. Sense 2 of the verb arose from the practice of noting a name on a writing slate.
 
verb
1. ~ sb/sth (for sth) (BrE)to criticize sb/sth, especially in a newspaper
to slate a book/play/writer
The critics slated his latest production.
She was universally slated for her much-publicized views on marriage.
2. usually passive to plan that sth will happen at a particular time in the future
~ sth for sth The next conference is slated for July.
The houses were first slated for demolition five years ago.
~ sth to do sth The new store is slated to open in spring.
3. usually passive (informal, especially NAmE)to suggest or choose sb for a job, position, etc
~ sb for sth I was told that I was being slated for promotion.
~ sb to do sth He is slated to play the lead in the new musical.
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Word Origin:
Middle English sclate, sklate, shortening of Old French esclate, feminine synonymous with esclat ‘piece broken off’, from esclater ‘to split’. Sense 2 of the verb arose from the practice of noting a name on a writing slate.
 

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