"declinate" meaning in English

See declinate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɛklɪnət/, /ˈdɛklɪneɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-declinate.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-declinate2.wav Forms: more declinate [comparative], most declinate [superlative]
Etymology: Latin dēclīnātus, past participle of dēclīnō (“I decline”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dēclīnātus}} Latin dēclīnātus Head templates: {{en-adj}} declinate (comparative more declinate, superlative most declinate)
  1. Bent downward or aside.
    Sense id: en-declinate-en-adj-AJWzg-La Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 39 24 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 32 39
  2. (botany) Bending downward in a curve; declined. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-declinate-en-adj-XkCpG~Si Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 39 24 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 32 39 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɛklɪnət/, /ˈdɛklɪneɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-declinate.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-declinate2.wav Forms: declinates [present, singular, third-person], declinating [participle, present], declinated [participle, past], declinated [past]
Etymology: Latin dēclīnātus, past participle of dēclīnō (“I decline”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dēclīnātus}} Latin dēclīnātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} declinate (third-person singular simple present declinates, present participle declinating, simple past and past participle declinated)
  1. (grammar, rare, nonstandard) Synonym of decline Tags: nonstandard, rare Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: decline [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-declinate-en-verb-DYSlaKMR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 39 24 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 32 39 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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