/ Dictionary / Index V valvate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: val•vate Pronunciation: (val'vāt), [key] — adj. furnished with or opening by a valve or valves. serving as or resembling a valve. opening by valves, as certain capsules and anthers. meeting without overlapping, as the parts of certain buds. composed of or characterized by such parts. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. valvar valve Related Content Daily Word Quiz: banshee Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language