incurve

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verb

To cause something to curve inwards.

“A small amount of spin may incurve the ball.”

OriginEnglish curve ← Latin curvus ← Proto-Italic *korwos →
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Meanings

verbincurve (third-person singular simple present incurves, present participle incurving, simple past and past participle incurved)

present singular third person incurves · participle present incurving · participle past incurved · past incurved

  1. raretransitiveTo cause something to curve inwards.

    A small amount of spin may incurve the ball.

  2. intransitiveTo curve inwards.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Germanic*in
  3. Proto-West Germanic*in
  4. Old Englishin
  5. Old Englishin-
  6. Middle Englishin-
  7. Englishin-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kr̥wós
  10. Proto-Italic*korwos
  11. Latincurvus
  12. Englishcurve
  13. Englishincurve

From in- + curve.

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APA

incurve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incurve

MLA

“incurve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incurve. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incurve,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incurve.

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