Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Limbate /(lĭm"bā̇t)/ · Lim·bate · IPA /ˈlɪm.beɪt/ 01 a. Bordered, as when one color is surrounded by an edging of another. 1. Bordered, as when one color is surrounded by an edging of another.(Bot. & Zool.)