capitate

Etymology

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

Adjective

capitate (not comparable)

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

Noun

capitate (plural capitates)

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

Verb

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.

Verb

capitate

1. second-person plural present of capitare
2. second-person plural imperative of capitare

Anagrams

• captiate
• patetica

Adjective

capitāte

1. vocative masculine singular of capitātus