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brachiate
bra·chi·ate B0439800 (brā′kē-ĭt, -āt′, brăk′ē-)adj. Zoology Having arms or armlike appendages.intr.v. (-āt′) bra·chi·at·ed, bra·chi·at·ing, bra·chi·ates To move by swinging with the arms from one hold to another, as certain apes do.
[Latin brācchiātus, from brācchium, arm. V., from New Latin brāchiāre, brāchiāt-, from brācchium; see brachium.]
bra′chi·a′tion n.brachiate adj (Botany) botany having widely divergent paired branches vb (Zoology) (intr) (of some arboreal apes and monkeys) to swing by the arms from one hold to the next [C19: from Latin bracchiātus with armlike branches] ˌbrachiˈation nbra•chi•ate (adj. ˈbreɪ ki ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈbræk i-; v. -ˌeɪt)
adj., v. -at•ed, -at•ing. adj. 1. Bot. having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs. 2. Zool. having arms. v.i. 3. to progress by means of brachiation. [1825–35; < Latin brāchiātus with branches like arms. See brachium] brachiate
Past participle: brachiated
Gerund: brachiating
| Imperative |
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| brachiate | | brachiate |
| Present |
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| I brachiate | | you brachiate | | he/she/it brachiates | | we brachiate | | you brachiate | | they brachiate |
| Preterite |
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| I brachiated | | you brachiated | | he/she/it brachiated | | we brachiated | | you brachiated | | they brachiated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am brachiating | | you are brachiating | | he/she/it is brachiating | | we are brachiating | | you are brachiating | | they are brachiating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have brachiated | | you have brachiated | | he/she/it has brachiated | | we have brachiated | | you have brachiated | | they have brachiated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was brachiating | | you were brachiating | | he/she/it was brachiating | | we were brachiating | | you were brachiating | | they were brachiating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had brachiated | | you had brachiated | | he/she/it had brachiated | | we had brachiated | | you had brachiated | | they had brachiated |
| Future |
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| I will brachiate | | you will brachiate | | he/she/it will brachiate | | we will brachiate | | you will brachiate | | they will brachiate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have brachiated | | you will have brachiated | | he/she/it will have brachiated | | we will have brachiated | | you will have brachiated | | they will have brachiated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be brachiating | | you will be brachiating | | he/she/it will be brachiating | | we will be brachiating | | you will be brachiating | | they will be brachiating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been brachiating | | you have been brachiating | | he/she/it has been brachiating | | we have been brachiating | | you have been brachiating | | they have been brachiating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been brachiating | | you will have been brachiating | | he/she/it will have been brachiating | | we will have been brachiating | | you will have been brachiating | | they will have been brachiating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been brachiating | | you had been brachiating | | he/she/it had been brachiating | | we had been brachiating | | you had been brachiating | | they had been brachiating |
| Conditional |
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| I would brachiate | | you would brachiate | | he/she/it would brachiate | | we would brachiate | | you would brachiate | | they would brachiate |
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| I would have brachiated | | you would have brachiated | | he/she/it would have brachiated | | we would have brachiated | | you would have brachiated | | they would have brachiated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | brachiate - swing from one hold to the next; "the monkeys brachiate"sway, swing - move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back" | | Adj. | 1. | brachiate - having widely spreading paired branches; "maples are brachiate"phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plantsbranchy - having many branches; "a branchy tree trunk" | | 2. | brachiate - having arms or armlike appendageszoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animalsarmed - having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination; "the many-armed goddess Shiva" |
brachiate
brachiate[′bra·kē‚āt] (botany) Possessing widely divergent branches. (zoology) Having arms. brachiate
brachiate (brā′kē-ĭt, -āt′, brăk′ē-)adj. Zoology Having arms or armlike appendages.intr.v. (-āt′) brachi·ated, brachi·ating, brachi·ates To move by swinging with the arms from one hold to another, as certain apes do.
bra′chi·a′tion n.brachiate
Words related to brachiateverb swing from one hold to the nextRelated Wordsadj having widely spreading paired branchesRelated Wordsadj having arms or armlike appendagesRelated Words- zoological science
- zoology
- armed
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