Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to slate
Participle: slated
Gerund: slating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | slate |
| you | slate |
| he;she;it | slates |
| we | slate |
| you | slate |
| they | slate |
Perfect
| I | have slated |
| you | have slated |
| he;she;it | has slated |
| we | have slated |
| you | have slated |
| they | have slated |
Past
| I | slated |
| you | slated |
| he;she;it | slated |
| we | slated |
| you | slated |
| they | slated |
Pluperfect
| I | had slated |
| you | had slated |
| he;she;it | had slated |
| we | had slated |
| you | had slated |
| they | had slated |
Future
| I | will slate |
| you | will slate |
| he;she;it | will slate |
| we | will slate |
| you | will slate |
| they | will slate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have slated |
| you | will have slated |
| he;she;it | will have slated |
| we | will have slated |
| you | will have slated |
| they | will have slated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | slate |
| you | slate |
| he;she;it | slate |
| we | slate |
| you | slate |
| they | slate |
Perfect
| I | have slated |
| you | have slated |
| he;she;it | have slated |
| we | have slated |
| you | have slated |
| they | have slated |
Imperfect
| I | slated |
| you | slated |
| he;she;it | slated |
| we | slated |
| you | slated |
| they | slated |
Pluperfect
| I | had slated |
| you | had slated |
| he;she;it | had slated |
| we | had slated |
| you | had slated |
| they | had slated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would slate |
| you | would slate |
| he;she;it | would slate |
| we | would slate |
| you | would slate |
| they | would slate |
Perfect
| I | would have slated |
| you | would have slated |
| he;she;it | would have slated |
| we | would have slated |
| you | would have slated |
| they | would have slated |
Imperative
| you | slate |
| we | Let's slate |
| you | slate |
Verbs conjugated like 'slate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'slate'
blate,
elate,
plate,
sate,
sclate,
skate,
slake,
slat,
slave,
solate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. The noun is derived from Middle English sclate, slat, slate (“type of rock; roofing slate; writing slate”), from Old French esclate, a feminine form of esclat (“broken piece, shard”) (modern French éclat), from Old French esclater (“to break, shatter”), from Frankish *slaitijan (“to split, break”), from Proto-Germanic *slaitijaną, the causative of *slītaną (“to cut up, split”); further etymology unknown (see the Proto-Germanic entry for a discussion). Doublet of éclat and slat.
2. The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.
Sample Sentences
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The old church ledgers show that the roof was slated in 1775.
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The next version of our software is slated to be the best release ever.
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The election was slated for November 2nd.
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The Cleethorpes to Barton-on-Humber branch had been slated to transfer from Northern into the East Midlands franchise, but this move is still awaiting a DfT decision. [2019 October, Tony Miles, Philip Sherratt, “EMR kicks off new era”, in Modern Railways, page 58:]
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Why You Want to Slate your Shots [2013, Rick Smith, Kim Miller, Shoot to Sell: Make Money Producing Special Interest Videos:]