- recurvate (1)
- "Bent back; = recurved", Mid 16th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Hill (b. c1528). From classical Latin recurvātus, past participle of recurvāre.
- recurvate (2)
- "To turn back; = recurve", Late 16th cent. From classical Latin recurvāt-, past participial stem of recurvāre recurve. Compare earlier recurvate, and also recurve and recurvation.