Etymology

incurvate

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Today it means: bending inwards. Full definition →

Latin incurvātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromincurvātus
  2. English todayincurvate

The verb is first attested in 1578, the adjective in 1647; borrowed from Latin incurvātus, perfect passive participle of incurvō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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