cristate,a.Nat.Hist., etc.|ˈkrɪsteɪt| [ad. L. cristāt-us, f.crista crest: see -ate.] Having a crest, crested; in the form of a crest. 1661Lovell Hist.Anim. & Min.Introd., The..larke, cristate, and not cristate.1859Todd Cycl.Anat. V. 768 Index, Cristate process of the ethmoid bone.