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▪ I. † ˈcomplanate, v. Obs. [f. L. complānāt- ppl. stem of complānāre to make level, f. com- + plānāre (recorded only in late L.), f. plān-us plane.] trans. To make plane or level, to flatten.
1643A. Burges Diffic. Reform. 18 They sent some before..that did complanate and make levell the way. 1713Derham Phys.-Theol. v. ii. 326 The vertebrae of the Neck and Back Bone [are] made short and complanated. ▪ II. complanate, a.|ˈkɒmpləneɪt| [ad. L. complānāt-us pa. pple. of complānāre: see prec.] Made plane or level, lying in one plane, flattened.
1848Dana Zooph. 442 Branches..below complanate, without branchlets. 1881Jrnl. Microsc. Sc. Jan. 66 Polystomella imperatrix, nov.―Test spiral, symmetrically discoidal, complanate. 1882Syd. Soc. Lex., Complanate, flattened. |