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in·cur·vate
(ĭn-kûr′vāt′, ĭn′kûr-)tr.v. in·cur·vat·ed, in·cur·vat·ing, in·cur·vates
To cause to bend into an inward curve.
adj.
Curved inward.
in′cur·va′tion n.
in·cur′va·ture′ (-və-cho͝or′, -chər) n.
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incurvate
vb
to curve or cause to curve inwards
adj
curved inwards
[C16: from Latin incurvāre (vb)]
ˌincurˈvation n
incurvature n
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in•cur•vate
(ˈɪn kɜrˌveɪt, ɪnˈkɜr veɪt)v.t. -vat•ed, -vat•ing.
to cause to curve inward; bend.
[1570–80; < Latin incurvātus, past participle of incurvāre to bend in, curve]
in•cur′va•ture (-və tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər) in`cur•va′tion, n.
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incurvate
Past participle: incurvated
Gerund: incurvating
| Imperative |
|---|
| incurvate |
| incurvate |
| Present |
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| I incurvate |
| you incurvate |
| he/she/it incurvates |
| we incurvate |
| you incurvate |
| they incurvate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I incurvated |
| you incurvated |
| he/she/it incurvated |
| we incurvated |
| you incurvated |
| they incurvated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am incurvating |
| you are incurvating |
| he/she/it is incurvating |
| we are incurvating |
| you are incurvating |
| they are incurvating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have incurvated |
| you have incurvated |
| he/she/it has incurvated |
| we have incurvated |
| you have incurvated |
| they have incurvated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was incurvating |
| you were incurvating |
| he/she/it was incurvating |
| we were incurvating |
| you were incurvating |
| they were incurvating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had incurvated |
| you had incurvated |
| he/she/it had incurvated |
| we had incurvated |
| you had incurvated |
| they had incurvated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will incurvate |
| you will incurvate |
| he/she/it will incurvate |
| we will incurvate |
| you will incurvate |
| they will incurvate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have incurvated |
| you will have incurvated |
| he/she/it will have incurvated |
| we will have incurvated |
| you will have incurvated |
| they will have incurvated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be incurvating |
| you will be incurvating |
| he/she/it will be incurvating |
| we will be incurvating |
| you will be incurvating |
| they will be incurvating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been incurvating |
| you have been incurvating |
| he/she/it has been incurvating |
| we have been incurvating |
| you have been incurvating |
| they have been incurvating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been incurvating |
| you will have been incurvating |
| he/she/it will have been incurvating |
| we will have been incurvating |
| you will have been incurvating |
| they will have been incurvating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been incurvating |
| you had been incurvating |
| he/she/it had been incurvating |
| we had been incurvating |
| you had been incurvating |
| they had been incurvating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would incurvate |
| you would incurvate |
| he/she/it would incurvate |
| we would incurvate |
| you would incurvate |
| they would incurvate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have incurvated |
| you would have incurvated |
| he/she/it would have incurvated |
| we would have incurvated |
| you would have incurvated |
| they would have incurvated |
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Verb 1. incurvate - bend inwards; "The body incurvates a little at the back"
2. incurvate - cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays"
Adj. 1. incurvate - bent into or having an inward curve
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