CRISTATE Meaning of CRISTATE in English ˈkriˌstāt, -_stə̇t adjectivealso cris·tated -ˌstād.ə̇dEtymology: Latin cristatus, from crista crest + -atus -ate: having a crista or crest : crested Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012