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INVAGINATE

Dictionary entry overview: What does invaginate mean?

• INVAGINATE (verb)
The verb INVAGINATE has 2 senses:

1. sheathe
2. fold inwards

Familiarity information: INVAGINATE used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• INVAGINATE (verb)

Sense 1

invaginate ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Sheathe

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

The chrysalis is invaginated

Hypernyms (to "invaginate" is one way to...):

sheathe (cover with a protective sheathing)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 2

invaginate ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Fold inwards

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

introvert; invaginate

Context example:

some organs can invaginate

Hypernyms (to "invaginate" is one way to...):

draw in; retract (pull inward or towards a center)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "invaginate"):

intussuscept (introvert or invaginate)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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