DIMIDIATES
Verb
dimidiates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dimidiate
Anagrams
• diamidites
Source: Wiktionary
DIMIDIATE
Di*mid"i*ate, a. Etym: [L. dimidiatus, p. p. of dimidiare to halve, fr. dimidius half. See Demi-.]
1. Divided into two equal parts; reduced to half in shape or form.
2. (Biol.) (a) Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half; as, a dimidiate leaf, which has only one side developed. (b) Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side; as, dimidiate hermaphroditism.
Di*mid"i*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dimidiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dimidiating.]
1. To divide into two equal parts. [Obs.] Cockeram.
2. (Her.)
Definition: To represent the half of; to halve.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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