curvate

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curvate

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Inherited from Middle English (y)curvat(e) (“bent; hunched, stooped”), borrowed from Latin curvātus (“curved”), perfect passive participle of curvō (“to curve”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from curvus + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

adjective more curvate · most curvate · curvated

bent in a regular form ; curved.
Similar: curvy, curving

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@misc{curvate_2026,
  title = {curvate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/curvate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}