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Webster 1913 Edition


Incurvate

In-cur′vate

,
Adj.
[L.
incurvatus
, p. p. of
incurvare
to crook; pref.
in-
in +
curvus
bent. See
Curve
, and cf.
Incurve
.]
Curved; bent; crooked.
Derham.

In-cur′vate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Incurvated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Incurvating
.]
To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook.
Cheyne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Incurvate

INCURV'ATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. incurvo; in and curvus, bent.]
To bend; to crook; to turn from a right line or straight course.

INCURV'ATE

,
Adj.
Curved inwards or upwards.

Definition 2024


incurvate

incurvate

English

Adjective

incurvate (comparative more incurvate, superlative most incurvate)

  1. bending inwards.
    He noted that the flower's petals were incurvate.
  2. Curved; bent; crooked.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Derham to this entry?)

Verb

incurvate (third-person singular simple present incurvates, present participle incurvating, simple past and past participle incurvated)

  1. (transitive) To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to.
  2. (intransitive) to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards.

References


Italian

Verb

incurvate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of incurvare
  2. second-person plural imperative of incurvare
  3. feminine plural of incurvato

Latin

Participle

incurvāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of incurvātus