recurvate re·cur·vate UK/ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)vət/ US/ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)veɪt/ uncommon adjective 1. curved backward or inward Synonymsrecurved Similarcurved WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.