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re·curve (r

-kûrv

)

tr. & intr.v. re·curved, re·curv·ing, re·curves

To curve (something) backward or downward or become curved backward or downward.

[Latin recurvre : re-, re- + curvre, to curve (from curvus, curve; see curve).]

recur·vation (r

kûr-v

n) n.

recurve [rɪˈkɜːv]

to curve or bend (something) back or down or (of something) to be so curved or bent

[from Latin recurvāre from re- + curvāre to curve]

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Verb

recurve - curve or bend (something) back or down

crook, curve - bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"

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