incurvate/ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)vɪt/EtymologyThe verb is first attested in 1578, the adjective in 1647; borrowed from Latin incurvātus, perfect passive participle of incurvō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).incurvate means bending inwards. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.adjbending inwards.“He noted that the flower's petals were incurvate.”Curved; bent; crooked.verbTo bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to.“Mr. Flamsteed's measures were taken with a micrometer that pinches or clasps the opposite edges of a planet which would incurvate the rays one way”to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards.