A·late adv.  Lately; of late. [Archaic]
     There hath been alate such tales spread abroad.   --Latimer.
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  A·late A·la·ted a.  Winged; having wings, or side appendages like wings.
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  alate
       adj : having winglike extensions; "alate leaves"; "alate seeds of
             a maple tree" [syn: alated]