brachiate

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin brachiātus, from brachium (“arm, branch”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbɹækɪət/ ==== Adjective ==== brachiate (comparative more brachiate, superlative most brachiate) (botany) Having decussate branches. Synonym: cross-armed ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Back-formation from brachiator, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbɹækɪeɪt/ ==== Verb ==== brachiate (third-person singular simple present brachiates, present participle brachiating, simple past and past participle brachiated) (intransitive) To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation. […] brachiating from handhold to handhold like chimpanzees in a jungle. ===== Derived terms =====