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Postillate

Postillate \Pos"til*late\, v. t. [LL. postillatus, p. p. of postillare.] To explain by marginal notes; to postil.

Tracts . . . postillated by his own hand.
--C. Knight.

Postillate

Postillate \Pos"til*late\, v. i.

  1. To write postils; to comment.

  2. To preach by expounding Scripture verse by verse, in regular order.

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postillate

vb. 1 To write postils; to comment. 2 To preach by expounding Scripture verse by verse, in regular order.