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Brachiate vs Brachiated - What's the difference?

brachiate | brachiated |

As verbs the difference between brachiate and brachiated

is that brachiate is to move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation while brachiated is (brachiate).

As an adjective brachiate

is having decussate branches.

brachiate

English

Etymology 1

From Latin brachiatus, from brachium ‘arm, branch’.

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having decussate branches.

    • Etymology 2

    Back-formation from brachiator.

    Verb

    (brachiat)
  • To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation.
    • ...brachiating from handhold to handhold like chimpanzees in a jungle.

    brachiated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (brachiate)

    • brachiate

    English

    Etymology 1

    From Latin brachiatus, from brachium ‘arm, branch’.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having decussate branches.

    • Etymology 2

    Back-formation from brachiator.

    Verb

    (brachiat)
  • To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation.
    • ...brachiating from handhold to handhold like chimpanzees in a jungle.