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

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How to use reticulate in a sentence

The fine reticulated lines in question are caused by the hypo-soda not being thoroughly washed off.
Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853|Various
On Egyptian linen we sometimes see, woven or worked, a reticulated pattern which imitates a fringe.
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford
The buttressing arches are strongly built, and are adorned with curious bands of reticulated work.
The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.].|Hartley Withers
Some conditions of the reticulated filaments are covered with minute crystals of cal.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

Anything reticulated or decussated at equal distances, with interstices between the intersections.
Literary Byways|William Andrews

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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