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brachiate

US:USA pronunciation: respelling(adj. brā′kē it, -āt′, brak′ē-; v. brā′kē āt′, brak′ē-)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bra•chi•ate  (adj. brā′kē it, -āt′, brak′ē-;v. brā′kē āt′, brak′ē-),USA pronunciation adj., v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
adj. 
  1. Botanyhaving widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.
  2. Zoologyhaving arms.

v.i. 
  1. Zoologyto progress by means of brachiation.
  • Latin brāchiātus with branches like arms. See brachi-, -ate1
  • 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
brachiate adj /ˈbreɪkɪɪt; -ˌeɪt; ˈbræk-/
  1. having widely divergent paired branches
 vb /ˈbreɪkɪˌeɪt; ˈbræk-/
  1. (intransitive) (of some arboreal apes and monkeys) to swing by the arms from one hold to the next
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin bracchiātus with armlike branchesˌbrachiˈation n
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