Invaginate Definition
ĭn-văjə-nāt
invaginated, invaginates, invaginating
verb
invaginated, invaginates, invaginating
To enclose or become enclosed in a sheath or similar covering.
American Heritage
To turn or become turned inward.
American Heritage
To infold or become infolded so as to form a hollow space within a previously solid structure, as in the formation of a gastrula from a blastula.
American Heritage
To place or receive into a sheath.
Webster's New World
To become invaginated.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
(biology) Sheathed.
Wiktionary
Origin of Invaginate
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Medieval Latin invāgīnāre invāgīnāt- Latin in- in in–2 Latin vāgīna sheath
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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