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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
OTHER WORDS FROM evaginate
e·vag·i·na·ble [ih-vaj-uh-nuh-buhl], /ɪˈvædʒ ə nə bəl/, adjectivee·vag·i·na·tion, nounWords nearby evaginate
evacuation, evacuator, evacuee, evade, Evadne, evaginate, evagination, evaluate, evaluation, evaluative, Evan
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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, nounWord Origin for evaginate
C17: from Late Latin ēvāgīnāre to unsheathe, from vāgīna sheath
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