adj
Meaning 1
Bent downward or aside.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
declinate
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/ˈdɛklɪnət/
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/ˈdɛklɪneɪt/
adj
Meaning 2
Bending downward in a curve; declined.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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verb
Meaning 3
Synonym of decline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, rare
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decline
Antonyms: none provided
History
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).