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reticulate

[adjective ri-tik-yuh-lit, -leyt; verb ri-tik-yuh-leyt]
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adjective
  1. netted; covered with a network.
  2. netlike.
  3. Botany. having the veins or nerves disposed like the threads of a net.
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verb (used with object), re·tic·u·lat·ed, re·tic·u·lat·ing.
  1. to form into a network.
  2. to cover or mark with a network.
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verb (used without object), re·tic·u·lat·ed, re·tic·u·lat·ing.
  1. to form a network.
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Origin of reticulate

1650–60; < Latin rēticulātus net-like, equivalent to rēticul(um) reticle + -ātus -ate1
Related formsre·tic·u·late·ly, adverb
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Related Words for reticulated

sew, incorporate, entwine, construct, compose, zigzag, knit, create, fuse, fabricate, twist, fold, intertwine, careen, snake, splice, introduce, braid, spin, loop

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Historical Examples of reticulated

  • The reticulated windows of the church belong to the same period.

    The Evolution Of An English Town

    Gordon Home

  • The trees vary much in size, but all of them have a reticulated bark.

  • The rounds are depressed, the edges have a reticulated appearance.

  • These are sometimes strengthened with bands of reticulated work.

    Old Rome

    Robert Burn

  • Seeds subglobose, roughened or reticulated, not carunculate.

British Dictionary definitions for reticulated

reticulate

adjective Also: reticular (rɪˈtɪkjʊlə)
  1. in the form of a network or having a network of partsa reticulate leaf
  2. resembling, covered with, or having the form of a net
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verb (rɪˈtɪkjʊˌleɪt)
  1. to form or be formed into a net
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Derived Formsreticulately, adverbreticulation, noun

Word Origin for reticulate

C17: from Late Latin rēticulātus made like a net
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Word Origin and History for reticulated

reticulate

adj.

1650s, from Latin reticulatus "having a net-like pattern," from reticulum "little net," diminutive of rete "net," from PIE *ere- (2) "to separate" (see hermit).

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reticulate

v.

1787, back-formation from reticulated (1728), from reticulate (adj.). Related: Reticulating.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
reticulated in Science

reticulate

[rĭ-tĭk′yə-lĭt]
  1. Resembling or forming a net or network, as the veins of some leaves.
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