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dimidiate verb trans. L16.
[Latin dimidiat- pa. ppl stem of dimidiare halve, from dimidium half, from di- DI-1 + MEDIUM: see -ATE3.]
Heraldry. Represent only half of (a bearing or coat of arms), esp. in one half of a shield divided per pale; combine (one coat) with another in this way. L16.
gen. Divide in half, reduce to a half. E17
dimidi'ation noun the action of halving, the condition of being halved; spec. (Heraldry) the combination of two coats of arms by juxtaposing the dexter half of one and the sinister half of the other: LME.