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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•vag•i•nate (v. in vaj′ə nāt′;adj. in vaj′ə nit, -nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing, adj. v.t. - to insert or receive, as into a sheath;
sheathe. - Physiologyto fold or draw (a tubular organ) back within itself;
intussuscept.
v.i. - to become invaginated;
undergo invagination. - to form a pocket by turning in.
adj. - folded or turned back upon itself.
- sheathed.
- Medieval Latin invāgīnātus, past participle of invāgīnāre to sheathe. See in-2, vaginate
- 1650–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: invaginate vb /ɪnˈvædʒɪˌneɪt/- to push one section of (a tubular organ or part) back into itself so that it becomes ensheathed; intussuscept
- (intransitive) (of the outer layer of an organism or part) to undergo invagination
adj /ɪnˈvædʒɪnɪt; -ˌneɪt/- (of an organ or part) folded back upon itself
Etymology: 19th Century: from Medieval Latin invāgīnāre, from Latin in-² + vāgīna sheathinˈvaginable adj |