sinuate

(sin′yo̵̅o̅ it, -āt′; for v., -āt′)

adjective

Origin: L sinuatus, pp. of sinuare, to bend < sinus, a bend

intransitive verb sinuated, sinuating

to bend or wind in and out; be sinuous or wavy

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intransitive verb sin·u·at·ed, sin·u·at·ing, sin·u·ates

To bend or curve; wind in and out: a road that sinuates through the Alps.

adjective also sin·u·at·ed (-āˌtĭd)

Having a wavy indented margin, as a leaf.

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Origin: Latin sinuāre, sinuāt-, to bend

Origin: , from sinus, curve

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