English Explanatory Dictionary

declinate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Bent downward or aside.
  2. Bending downward in a curve; declined.
verb
  1. Synonym of decline.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛklɪnət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-declinate.wav /ˈdɛklɪneɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-declinate2.wav

Word forms

declinate more declinate most declinate declinates declinating declinated

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in 1820; borrowed from Latin dēclīnātus, perfect passive participle of dēclīnō (“to bend down”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Synonyms

decline
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