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brachiate definition

bra·chi·ate (brā′kē āt′, brak′ē-; for adj. usually, -it)

adjective

having widely spreading branches, alternately arranged

Etymology: < brachio- + -ate

intransitive verb brachiated -·at′ed, brachiating -·at′·ing

to swing arm over arm from one hold to the next, as certain apes and monkeys do

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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