English Explanatory Dictionary

incurvate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. bending inwards.
  2. Curved; bent; crooked.
verb
  1. To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to.
  2. to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)vɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incurvate.wav /ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)veɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incurvate2.wav

Word forms

incurvate more incurvate most incurvate incurvates incurvating incurvated

Etymology

The verb is first attested in 1578, the adjective in 1647; borrowed from Latin incurvātus, perfect passive participle of incurvō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Related words

curb curve
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