dimidiate
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
/dɪˈmɪdi.ət/
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/dɪˈmɪdi.ət/ · /dɪˈmɪdi.eɪt/
Definition of dimidiate
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Divided into two (equal) halves.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Divided into two (equal) halves.
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(not-comparable)Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half.
“a dimidiate leaf, which has only one side developed”
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(not-comparable)Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side.
“dimidiate hermaphroditism”
verb
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(transitive)To divide into two.
“[…] it may be dimidiated: for instance, half a rose and half a lis being stuck together, or half a lis and half an eagle.”
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(transitive)To represent one half of, or undergo dimidiation with.
“[…] hybridization in the same vein is the beast shown as supporters to arms granted in 1971, where a unicorn dimidiates a lion rampant.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin dīmidiātus, past participle of dīmidiāre (“to halve”).
Words you can make from dimidiate
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- EDIT 5 pts
- IDEA 5 pts
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3-letter words
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