reticulate

[ adjective ri-tik-yuh-lit, -leyt; verb ri-tik-yuh-leyt ]

/ adjective rɪˈtɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt; verb rɪˈtɪk yəˌleɪt /

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adjective

netted; covered with a network.

netlike.

Botany. having the veins or nerves disposed like the threads of a net.

verb (used with object), re·tic·u·lat·ed, re·tic·u·lat·ing.

to form into a network.

to cover or mark with a network.

verb (used without object), re·tic·u·lat·ed, re·tic·u·lat·ing.

to form a network.

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Origin of reticulate

1650–60; <Latin rēticulātus net-like, equivalent to rēticul(um) reticle + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM reticulate

re·tic·u·late·ly, adverb

Words nearby reticulate

reticence, reticent, reticle, reticular, reticular formation, reticulate, reticulated tracery, reticulate python, reticulation, reticule, reticulocyte

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How to use reticulate in a sentence

Like all public health interventions, mandates should be carefully reticulated to the facts on the ground, including vaccination rates and Delta spread.
Can Your Employer Require That You Get Vaccinated? It Depends Where You Live|I. Glenn Cohen|August 2, 2021|Time
Characterized by having the wings reticulate with numerous veins so as to look like net-work.
Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects|C. V. Riley
The nucleus has the same peculiar reticulate character as at first.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
The tubules are shorter than in either of the preceding species; the spores are darker, larger, and more thoroughly reticulate.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride

Very common, recognized by its bright yellow color and conspicuous reticulate habit.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
They are usually arranged so as to form a reticulate skeleton.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale

British Dictionary definitions for reticulate

reticulate

/ (rɪˈtɪkjʊlɪt) /

adjective Also: reticular (rɪˈtɪkjʊlə)

in the form of a network or having a network of partsa reticulate leaf

resembling, covered with, or having the form of a net

verb (rɪˈtɪkjʊˌleɪt)

to form or be formed into a net

Derived forms of reticulate

reticulately, adverbreticulation, noun

Word Origin for reticulate

C17: from Late Latin rēticulātus made like a net

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Scientific definitions for reticulate

reticulate

[ rĭ-tĭk′yə-lĭt ]

Resembling or forming a net or network, as the veins of some leaves.

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