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Webster 1913 Edition
Brachiate
Brach′i-ate
,Adj.
[L.
brachiatus
(bracch
-) with boughs or branches like arms, from brackium
(bracch
-) arm.] (Bot.)
Having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly horizontal, and each pair at right angles with the next, as in the maple and lilac.
Webster 1828 Edition
Brachiate
BRACH'IATE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
brachiate
brachiate
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrækɪət/
Adjective
brachiate (comparative more brachiate, superlative most brachiate)
Etymology 2
Back-formation from brachiator.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrækɪeɪt/
Verb
brachiate (third-person singular simple present brachiates, present participle brachiating, simple past and past participle brachiated)
- (intransitive) To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation.
- ...brachiating from handhold to handhold like chimpanzees in a jungle.