"incurvate" meaning in English

See incurvate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)vɪt/, /ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)veɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incurvate.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incurvate2.wav Forms: more incurvate [comparative], most incurvate [superlative]
Etymology: Latin incurvatus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-adj}} incurvate (comparative more incurvate, superlative most incurvate)
  1. bending inwards.
    Sense id: en-incurvate-en-adj-ZfXpf2as Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 31 19 37
  2. Curved; bent; crooked.
    Sense id: en-incurvate-en-adj-sl2A9W2b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 31 19 37 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 24 38 18 21 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 20 35 19 26

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)vɪt/, /ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)veɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incurvate.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incurvate2.wav Forms: incurvates [present, singular, third-person], incurvating [participle, present], incurvated [participle, past], incurvated [past]
Etymology: Latin incurvatus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-incurvate-en-verb-vnOSRc1L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 31 19 37
  2. (intransitive) to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-incurvate-en-verb-FJ26ffAN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 31 19 37

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