dimidiate
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin dimidiatus, past participle of dimidiare (“to halve”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dimidiate (not comparable)
- Divided into two (equal) halves.
- 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
- Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side.
- dimidiate hermaphroditism
Synonyms edit
- (divided into two halves): See Thesaurus:bisected
Verb edit
dimidiate (third-person singular simple present dimidiates, present participle dimidiating, simple past and past participle dimidiated)
- (transitive) To divide into two.
- 1915, Guy Cadogan Rothery, ABC of Heraldry, page 175:
- […] it may be dimidiated: for instance, half a rose and half a lis being stuck together, or half a lis and half an eagle.
- (transitive, heraldry) To represent one half of, or undergo dimidiation with.
- 1973, Rhodesiana, numbers 28–31, The Rhodesia Africana Society, page 36:
- […] hybridization in the same vein is the beast shown as supporters to arms granted in 1971, where a unicorn dimidiates a lion rampant.
Synonyms edit
- (to divide into two): halve; see also Thesaurus:bisect
Translations edit
To divide into two
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Latin edit
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dīmidiāte
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Verb edit
dimidiate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of dimidiar combined with te