sextate /ˈsɛksteɪt/adjective 2verb 2noun 1forms 3 adjective2 •(rare) sixfold; In groups of six.De Toni’s placing the quadrate form in Amphitetras and the sextate in Nothoceratium is of course indefensible. — 1907 •(rare) sixfold degenerate verb2 •(rare) Reduce to one sixth.By sextating, or leaving but a sixth part of Gog, is signified the total destruction of every truth derived from good in such a church. — 1883 •(rare) Reduce by one sixth. noun1 •(rare) A group of six peaks or linesMössbauer spectrum of pure γ− Fe₂O₃ (figure-1) shows a broadened sextate due to the presence of two subspectra. — 1981 formssextated · sextating · sextates