| AESTIVATE | • aestivate v. Alternative spelling of estivate. • æstivate v. Obsolete spelling of aestivate. • AESTIVATE v. to pass the summer in a state of torpor, also ESTIVATE. |
| AGGRAVATE | • aggravate v. To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. • aggravate v. (By extension) To make worse; to exacerbate. • aggravate v. (Now rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify. |
| BINERVATE | • binervate adj. (Zoology, botany) Having only two nerves. • BINERVATE adj. of leaves, having two longitudinal ribs or nerves. |
| BIVALVATE | • bivalvate adj. Having the form of a bivalve: consisting of or incorporating two matching hinged or folding parts. • BIVALVATE adj. of molluscs, having two valves. |
| CAPTIVATE | • captivate v. To attract and hold (someone’s) interest and attention; to charm. • captivate v. (Obsolete) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. • CAPTIVATE v. to charm, fascinate. |
| CULTIVATE | • cultivate v. To grow plants, notably crops. • cultivate v. (Figurative) To nurture; to foster; to tend. • cultivate v. To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting. |
| DENERVATE | • denervate v. (Transitive, medicine, surgery) To deprive (an organ) of a nerve supply. • DENERVATE v. to deprive of nerve endings. |
| INCURVATE | • incurvate adj. Bending inwards. • incurvate adj. Curved; bent; crooked. • incurvate v. (Transitive) To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to. |
| INNERVATE | • innervate v. (Anatomy, zoology) To supply (an organ or part of the body) with nerves. • innervate v. Synonym of innerve (“to supply with nervous energy”). • INNERVATE v. to supply with nerves or a nervous stimulus, also INNERVE. |
| KHEDIVATE | • khedivate n. The region ruled by a khedive. • KHEDIVATE n. the office of khedive, the Viceroy of Egypt, also KHEDIVIATE. |
| PASSIVATE | • passivate v. (Chemistry) to reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface by applying a coating. • PASSIVATE v. to coat metal with oxides to protect from corrosion. |
| RECURVATE | • recurvate v. To bend or curve back; to recurve. • recurvate adj. (Botany) recurved. • RECURVATE adj. bent back. |
| REELEVATE | • reelevate v. Alternative spelling of re-elevate. • re-elevate v. (Transitive) To elevate again; to bring higher again. • REELEVATE v. to elevate again. |
| TITTIVATE | • tittivate v. (Rare) Alternative spelling of titivate; to spruce up. • TITTIVATE v. to spruce up or adorn, also TIDIVATE, TITIVATE. |