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declinate

/ˈdɛklɪnət/
/ˈdɛklɪneɪt/

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The adjective is first attested in 1820; borrowed from Latin dēclīnātus, perfect passive participle of dēclīnō (“to bend down”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

adjective more declinate · most declinate

Bent downward or aside.
Bending downward in a curve; declined.

verb declinates · declinating · declinated

nonstandard, rare Synonym of decline. […] as if we were all to become village school teachers and spend our lives in declinating nouns and conjugating verbs.
Similar: decline

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@misc{declinate_2026,
  title = {declinate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/declinate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}