DECLINATE

Etymology

Adjective

declinate (comparative more declinate, superlative most declinate)

Bent downward or aside.

(botany) Bending downward in a curve; declined.

Verb

declinate (third-person singular simple present declinates, present participle declinating, simple past and past participle declinated)

(grammar) synonym of decline

Source: Wiktionary


Dec"li*nate, a. Etym: [L. declinatus, p. p. of declinare. See Decline.]

Definition: Bent downward or aside; (Bot.) bending downward in a curve; declined.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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