Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913 Recurvate Re·cur′vate (r?·k?r′v?t), a. [L. recurvatus, p. p. of recurvare. See Re-, and Curvate.] (Bot.) Recurved. Re·cur′vate (-v?t), v. t. To bend or curve back; to recurve. Pennant. ‹ Recursion Recurvation ›