💳 To cover for protection 🪵 A layered sheet 🪚 To bond layers 📄 To make layers

to laminate

1 5.3

To make thin sheets from wood or metal

verb
/ˈlæməˌneɪt/

: laminar

From long-span laminated beams to cross-laminated timber panels, wood has proven to be safe and durable for urban settings.
laminate wood
laminate plywood
laminate wood stock

Examples

That way we could shrink it down, laminate it, punch a hole through it, and wear it around our necks.

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This time, I'm going to get them mounted and maybe even laminate a couple of smaller ones.

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So I'm going to now laminate using this, which is some very fine fibreglass surface tissue.
Constructed from laminated spruce, the pieces have deteriorated over the years.

Academic text (2003)
Because the plywood has been sliced into thin pieces that are laminated cross grain.
You can easily laminate your important documents to protect them from damage.
To preserve your artwork, you should laminate it with a clear plastic covering.
She decided to laminate the menu for her café to make it more durable.

Compounds

plastic laminate

1 3.7

A hard, easy to clean surface made of layers of plastic for furniture or countertops

How Thin

to shave

25 1.9

to laminate

1 5.3

to slice

203 1.0

to cut

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

laminate infinitive

laminated past

laminated past participle

laminating present participle

laminates third person singular

Morphology

laminate = lamina (transparent) = lamina + ate

The verb 'laminate' is transparently derived from 'lamina' with the suffix '-ate' indicating the action of making into thin layers.

Etymology

Laminate comes from the Latin lamina meaning 'thin plate' or 'layer', and the verb keeps that picture of making thin sheets. So to laminate (as a skill) is to make thin layers from wood or metal to use on other surfaces.