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Postillate

Pŏs'til-lāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [L. Lat. postillare, postillatum. See supra.] To explain by marginal notes; to postil. “Tracts of the period which belonged to George III., and in a few instances are postillated by his own hand.” Knight.

Pŏs'til-lāte, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. 1. To write postils or marginal notes.

Sense 2. Hence, to preach by expounding Scripture, verse by verse, in regular order.