tessellate

• POS: Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: tes=sel=late

CIDE DICTIONARY

tessellate, v. t. [L. tessellatus tessellated. See Tessellar.].

 To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work.  [1913 Webster]
"The floors are sometimes of wood, tessellated after the fashion of France."  [1913 Webster]

tessellate, a. [L. tesselatus.].

 Tessellated.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tessellate, v.tr.
1 make from tesserae.
2 Math. cover (a plane surface) by repeated use of a single shape.

Etymology

L tessellare f. tessella dimin. of TESSERA

THESAURUS

tessellate

band, bar, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, blotch, check, checker, dapple, dot, fit in, flake, fleck, freckle, harlequin, implant, infix, inlay, iris, maculate, marble, marbleize, motley, mottle, pepper, polychrome, polychromize, rainbow, spangle, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, sprinkle, stigmatize, stipple, streak, striate, stripe, stud, tattoo, variegate, vein