binate

B3I1N1A1T1E1

adjective

Double; growing in pairs or couples.

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compound
OriginLatin bīnātus →
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Meanings

binate1

adjectivebinate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDouble; growing in pairs or couples.

binate2

verbbinate (third-person singular simple present binates, present participle binating, simple past and past participle binated)

present singular third person binates · participle present binating · participle past binated · past binated

  1. intransitiveCatholicismTo perform bination; to hold Mass twice on the same day.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivegrowing in two parts or in pairs

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compound
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Origin

binate · adjective

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin binus (“two each, in pairs”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix)

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binate · verb

  1. Latinbīnātus
  2. Englishbinate

From Latin bīnātus, past participle of bīnō (“to binate”), from bīnus (“two each, in pairs”). Equivalent to Latin bīnō + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

binate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binate

MLA

“binate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “binate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binate.

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