evaginate

[ ih-vaj-uh-neyt ]
/ ɪˈvædʒ əˌneɪt /
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verb (used with object), e·vag·i·nat·ed, e·vag·i·nat·ing.

to turn inside out, or cause to protrude by eversion, as a tubular organ.

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Origin of evaginate

1650–60; < Late Latin ēvāgīnātus (past participle of ēvāgīnāre) unsheathed, equivalent to ē- e-1 + vāgīn(a) scabbard, sheath (see vagina) + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM evaginate

e·vag·i·na·ble [ih-vaj-uh-nuh-buh l] /ɪˈvædʒ ə nə bəl/, adjectivee·vag·i·na·tion, noun

Words nearby evaginate

evacuation, evacuator, evacuee, evade, evadne, evaginate, evagination, evaluate, evaluation, evaluative, evan
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Words related to evaginate

shift, overturn, rearrange, interchange, inverse, capsize, exchange, revert, invert, backtrack, transpose, back, upset, switch, flip-flop, transfer, about-face, retreat, upend, evert

British Dictionary definitions for evaginate

evaginate
/ (ɪˈvædʒɪˌneɪt) /

verb

(tr) med to turn (an organ or part) inside out; turn the outer surface of (an organ or part) back on itself

Derived forms of evaginate

evagination, noun

Word Origin for evaginate

C17: from Late Latin ēvāgīnāre to unsheathe, from vāgīna sheath
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