Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
brachiate [adjective brey-kee-it, -eyt, brak-ee-; verb brey-kee-eyt, brak-ee-] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- Botany. having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.
- Zoology. having arms.
verb (used without object), bra·chi·at·ed, bra·chi·at·ing.
- to progress by means of brachiation.
Origin of brachiate First recorded in 1825–35, brachiate is from the Latin word brāchiātus with branches like arms. See brachi-, -ate1 Examples from the Web for brachiate Historical Examples of brachiate
Brachiate, with opposite branches at right angles to each other.
Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for brachiate brachiate adjective (ˈbreɪkɪɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈbræk-)
- botany having widely divergent paired branches
verb (ˈbreɪkɪˌeɪt, ˈbræk-)
- (intr) (of some arboreal apes and monkeys) to swing by the arms from one hold to the next
Derived Formsbrachiation, nounWord Origin for brachiate C19: from Latin bracchiātus with armlike branches