capitate

From Latin capitatus (“having a head”), from caput (“head”).

• (adjective, noun) IPA^(key): /ˈkæpɪtət/

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• (verb) IPA^(key): /ˈkæpɪteɪt/

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capitate (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Having a distinct globular tip.
2. (botany) Forming a dense, head-like cluster, such as the inflorescences of composites.

capitate (plural capitates)

1. (anatomy) The capitate bone of the wrist.

capitate (third-person singular simple present capitates, present participle capitating, simple past and past participle capitated)

1. (US, health care) To pay health-care providers using a capitation system.

capitate

1. inflection of capitare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

• captiate, patetica

capitāte

1. vocative masculine singular of capitātus