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incurve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-curve
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause something to curve inwards.

Transitive verb

verb

To curve inwards.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥wós Proto-Italic *korwos Latin curvusder. English curve English incurve From in- + curve.

Usage

Inflected Forms

incurves (present, singular) incurving (participle, present) incurved (participle, past) incurved (past)

Questions

What does incurve mean?
To cause something to curve inwards.
Where does incurve come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥wós Proto-Italic *korwos Latin curvusder. English curve English incurve From in- + curve.

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