brachiate

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/ˈbɹækɪət//ˈbɹækɪeɪt/

adjective

Having decussate branches.

“[…] brachiating from handhold to handhold like chimpanzees in a jungle.”

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cross-armedbranchyarmed
OriginLatin brachiātus →
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Meanings

brachiate1

adjectivebrachiate (comparative more brachiate, superlative most brachiate)

comparative more brachiate · superlative most brachiate

  1. biologyHaving decussate branches.

    Synonyms: cross-armed

brachiate2

verbbrachiate (third-person singular simple present brachiates, present participle brachiating, simple past and past participle brachiated)

present singular third person brachiates · participle present brachiating · participle past brachiated · past brachiated

  1. intransitiveTo move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation.

    […] brachiating from handhold to handhold like chimpanzees in a jungle.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving decussate branches.

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cross-armed

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving widely spreading paired branches

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branchy

adjectivehaving arms or armlike appendages

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armed
Also see
armedbranchy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

brachiate · adjective

  1. Latinbrachiātus
  2. Englishbrachiate

Borrowed from Latin brachiātus, from brachium (“arm, branch”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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brachiate · verb

Back-formation from brachiator, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

becharita
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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