I. ˈim-bri-kət adjective
Etymology: Late Latin imbricatus, past participle of imbricare to cover with pantiles, from Latin imbric-, imbrex pantile, from imbr-, imber rain; akin to Greek ombros rain
Date: circa 1610
: lying lapped over each other in regular order
imbricate scales
II. ˈim-brə-ˌkāt transitive verb
( -cat·ed ; -cat·ing )
Date: 1784
: overlap ; especially : to overlap like roof tiles