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brachiate

/ˈbɹækɪət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
brachi-ate
IPA
/ˈbɹækɪət/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having decussate branches.

verb

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

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

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Usage

Inflected Forms

more brachiate (comparative) most brachiate (superlative) brachiates (present, singular) brachiating (participle, present) brachiated (participle, past) brachiated (past)

Derived Forms

octobrachiate nonbrachiating

Synonyms

cross-armed

Questions

How do you pronounce brachiate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹækɪət/.
What does brachiate mean?
Having decussate branches.
Where does brachiate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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