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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

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-buhl], /ɪˈvædʒ ə nə bəl/, adjectivee·vag·i·na·tion, noun

Words nearby evaginate

evacuation, evacuator, evacuee, evade, Evadne, evaginate, evaluate, evaluation, evaluative, Evan, evanesce
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Words related to evaginate

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

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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