fold vs plicate

plicate vs fold

fold is a noun but plicate is not a noun.

fold and plicate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fold	Yes	No	Yes	No
plicate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, plicate is a hyponym of fold; that is, plicate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fold:

fold: bend or lay so that one part covers the other
plicate: fold into pleats

Other hyponyms of fold include pleat, crease, furrow, wrinkle, crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle, corrugate, pleat, ruffle, tuck, crimp, pinch, cross, collapse.

fold (noun)	plicate (noun)
the act of folding
a pen for sheep
a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
a group of sheep or goats
a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
an angular or rounded shape made by folding

fold (verb)	plicate (verb)
incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating	fold into pleats
become folded or folded up
bend or lay so that one part covers the other
confine in a fold, like sheep
cease to operate or cause to cease operating

Difference between fold and plicate

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