INVAGINATE


Meaning of INVAGINATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈva-jə-ˌnāt ]

verb

( -nat·ed ; -nat·ing )

Etymology: Medieval Latin invaginatus, past participle of invaginare, from Latin in- + vagina sheath

Date: circa 1656

transitive verb

1. : enclose , sheathe

2. : to fold in so that an outer becomes an inner surface

intransitive verb

: to undergo invagination

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.