See also: pórtate English One type of cross portate (T-shaped rather than +-shaped). Etymology Latin portatus, past participle of portare (“to carry”). Adjective portate (not comparable) (heraldry, of a cross) Borne diagonally athwart an escutcheon with the central column going from dexter chief to sinister base (a cross tilted the opposite way is portate reversed), especially as a T-shaped or Saint Anthony's cross. a cross portate Further reading “portate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. Esperanto Adverb portate present adverbial passive participle of porti Italian Etymology 1 Verb portate inflection of portare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative Etymology 2 Participle portate f pl feminine plural of portato Latin Verb portāte second-person plural present active imperative of portō Spanish Verb portate second-person singular voseo imperative of portar combined with teWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.