Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Recurvate /(r?*k?r"v?t)/ · Re·cur·vate · IPA /ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)vət/ a. v. t. 01 a. Recurved. 1. Recurved.(Bot.) 02 v. t. To bend or curve back; to recurve. 1. To bend or curve back; to recurve.