INCURVATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does incurvate mean? 

• INCURVATE (adjective)
  The adjective INCURVATE has 1 sense:

1. bent into or having an inward curve

  Familiarity information: INCURVATE used as an adjective is very rare.

• INCURVATE (verb)
  The verb INCURVATE has 2 senses:

1. bend inwards

2. cause to curve inward

  Familiarity information: INCURVATE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INCURVATE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bent into or having an inward curve

Synonyms:

incurvate; incurved

Similar:

curved; curving (having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend)

• INCURVATE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bend inwards

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The body incurvates a little at the back

Hypernyms (to "incurvate" is one way to...):

bend; flex (form a curve)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

incurvation (the action of creating a curved shape)

incurvation (a shape that curves or bends inward)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to curve inward

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

gravity incurvates the rays

Hypernyms (to "incurvate" is one way to...):

bend; deform; flex; turn; twist (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

incurvation (the action of creating a curved shape)

incurvation (a shape that curves or bends inward)