Obs. rare. [f. L. turbo, turbin- (see TURBO) + -ATE3.] a. trans. To fashion like a top; to make top-shaped. b. intr. To turn or whirl like a top or a whirlwind.
1721. Bailey, Turbinate, to fashion like a Top, to sharpen at one End.
1791. Burke, French Affairs, Wks. VII. 41. The Russian Government is … liable to be subverted by military seditions,… and sometimes by headlong rebellions of the people, such as the turbinating movement of Pugatchef.
