capitate

English

Etymology

From Latin capitatus (having a head), from caput (head).

Adjective

capitate (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Having a distinct globular tip.
  2. (botany) Forming a dense, head-like cluster, such as the inflorescences of composites.

Translations

Noun

capitate (plural capitates)

  1. (anatomy) The capitate bone of the wrist.

Translations

Verb

capitate (third-person singular simple present capitates, present participle capitating, simple past and past participle capitated)

  1. (US, health care) To pay health-care providers using a capitation system.

Italian

Verb

capitate

  1. second-person plural present of capitare
  2. second-person plural imperative of capitare

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Latin

Adjective

capitāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of capitātus
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