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curvate

curvate adjective: bent in a regular form ; curved.

Adjective

curvate (comparative more curvate, superlative most curvate)

  1. bent in a regular form ; curved.
    Synonyms:
    curvy, curving

Synonyms of curvate

Forms of curvate

comparativemore curvate
superlativemost curvate
alternative formcurvated

Origin of curvate

Inherited from Middle English (y)curvat(e) (“bent; hunched, stooped”), borrowed from Latin curvātus (“curved”), perfect passive participle of curvō (“to curve”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from curvus + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Words formed from curvate

Questions about curvate

What does curvate mean?
Curvate means bent in a regular form ; curved.
What part of speech is curvate?
Curvate is an adjective.

Words near curvate in the dictionary

  1. curvacious
  2. curvaciously
  3. curvaciousness
  4. Curvada
  5. curvas
  6. curvate
  7. curvated
  8. curvaticin
  9. curvation
  10. curvations
  11. curvative

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