invaginate

[ verb in-vaj-uh-neyt; adjective in-vaj-uh-nit, -neyt ]

verb (used with object),in·vag·i·nat·ed, in·vag·i·nat·ing.

to insert or receive, as into a sheath; sheathe.
to fold or draw (a tubular organ) back within itself; intussuscept.

verb (used without object),in·vag·i·nat·ed, in·vag·i·nat·ing.

to become invaginated; undergo invagination.
to form a pocket by turning in.

adjective

folded or turned back upon itself.
sheathed.

Origin of invaginate

1650–60; <Medieval Latin invāgīnātus, past participle of invāgīnāre to sheathe. See in-², vaginate

Other words from invaginate

un·in·vag·i·nat·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for invaginate

invaginate

verb(ɪnˈvædʒɪˌneɪt)

pathol to push one section of (a tubular organ or part) back into itself so that it becomes ensheathed; intussuscept
(intr) (of the outer layer of an organism or part) to undergo invagination

adjective(ɪnˈvædʒɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt)

(of an organ or part) folded back upon itself

Origin of invaginate

C19: from Medieval Latin invāgīnāre, from Latin in- ² + vāgīna sheath

Derived forms of invaginate

invaginable, adjective

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