Etymology

sinuate

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Today it means: To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out Full definition →

Latin sinuatus
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  1. Latin · derived fromsinuatus
  2. English todaysinuate

From Latin sinuatus, past participle of sinuare (“to wind, bend”), from sinus (“a bend”). See also sine, from Latin sinus.

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