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di·mid·i·ate
I. \də̇ˈmidēˌāt\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin dimidiatus, past participle of dimidiare, from di- (from dis- apart) + -midiare (from medius mid) — more at dis-, mid
1. archaic : to halve or reduce to the half
2. heraldry : to represent the half of : cut in two : halve
II. \-ēə̇t\ adjective
Etymology: Latin dimidiatus, past participle of dimidiare
1. : divided into two equal parts : halved
2. biology : consisting of only one half of the normal : seeming to lack one half or to have one part smaller than the other
< dimidiate elytra that cover only half the abdomen are common among certain families of beetles > |