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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

evacuee, evade, evadne, evagation, evaginable, evaginate, evagination, evaluable, evaluate, evaluation, evaluative

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

Word Origin for evaginate

C17: from Late Latin ēvāgīnāre to unsheathe, from vāgīna sheath
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Word Origin and History for evaginate

evaginate

v.

"to turn (a tube) inside out," 1650s, from Latin evaginatus, past participle of evaginare "to unsheathe," from ex- (see ex-) + vagina (see vagina). Related: Evaginated; evaginating.

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