basculate verb 2adjective 1forms 5 verb2 •To oscillate or to tilt or pivot like a seesaw.This favors exercising the spinal column and engaging the muscles and the withers so as to basculate over the obstacle with facility. — 1969 •To alternate or transition.The magnetic poles of the planet could basculate. — 1995 adjective1 •Shaped like a basket;The peridial strand of a basculate aecium is so sensitive to moisture that simply breathing on the open peridium is sufficient to close it immediately. — 1956 formsbasculated · basculating · basculates · more basculate · most basculate