INVAGINATE


Meaning of INVAGINATE in English

v. /in vaj"euh nayt'/ ; adj. /in vaj"euh nit, -nayt'/ , v. , invaginated, invaginating , adj.

v.t.

1. to insert or receive, as into a sheath; sheathe.

2. to fold or draw (a tubular organ) back within itself; intussuscept.

v.i.

3. to become invaginated; undergo invagination.

4. to form a pocket by turning in.

adj.

5. folded or turned back upon itself.

6. sheathed.

[ 1650-60; invaginatus, ptp. of invaginare to sheathe. See IN- 2 , VAGINATE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .