postillate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pos"til*late transitive verb

Etymology

LL. postillatus, p. p. of postillare.

Definitions

1. To explain by marginal notes; to postil.

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

Pos"til*late intransitive verb

Definitions

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