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Meaning of curvate in English:

curvate

Pronunciation /?k??ve?t/

adjective

rare

  • Curved; of a curved form.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie. From classical Latin curvātus curved, bent, crooked, swelling, use as adjective of past participle of curvāre curve.