Declinate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɛklɪnət/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Declinate is an adjective meaning Bent downward or aside.
Meaning
Bent downward or aside.
More Meanings
- (botany) Bending downward in a curve; declined.
- (grammar, rare, nonstandard) Synonym of decline.
Example Sentences
[…] we observe that in the use of this auxiliary two declinated forms were conserved: […]
[…] as if we were all to become village school teachers and spend our lives in declinating nouns and conjugating verbs.
Word Forms
- declinates
- declinating
- declinated
Synonyms for declinate
Depending on context, synonyms include decline.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include downbent, deflected, downfalling, reclinate, descending, downturned.
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