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Meaning of incurvate in English
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈkərˌveɪt/
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Verb
incurvate
Etymology
late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin incurvat-‘bent into a curve’, from the verb incurvare
Definitions
1.
bend inwards
Examples
« The body incurvates a little at the back »
2.
cause to curve inward
Examples
« gravity incurvates the rays »
Classifying Adjective
incurvate
Definitions
1.
bent into or having an inward curve
Synonyms
curved
curving