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declinate

/ˈdɛklɪnət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-cli-nate
IPA
/ˈdɛklɪnət/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bent downward or aside.

adj

Bending downward in a curve; declined.

verb

Synonym of decline.

Example Sentences

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in 1820; borrowed from Latin dēclīnātus, perfect passive participle of dēclīnō (“to bend down”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

more declinate (comparative) most declinate (superlative) declinates (present, singular) declinating (participle, present) declinated (participle, past) declinated (past)

Synonyms

decline

Questions

How do you pronounce declinate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛklɪnət/.
What does declinate mean?
Bent downward or aside.
Where does declinate come from?
The adjective is first attested in 1820; borrowed from Latin dēclīnātus, perfect passive participle of dēclīnō (“to bend down”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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