To move or behave in a catlike manner with fluid, graceful motions.
From cat + -inate (a suffix denoting action or process), created in analogy with feline movement. The suffix -inate comes from Latin -inatus, commonly used to form verbs.
This is a wonderfully rare word that captures the essence of feline grace—linguists created it to describe that distinctive gliding, sinuous way cats move. It's a perfect example of how English lets us invent verbs by adding suffixes to nouns when we need to describe something specific.
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