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invaginate
CIDE DICTIONARY
invaginate, v. t.
To insert as in a sheath; to produce intussusception in.
invaginate, a.
Sheathed. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
invaginate, v.tr.
1 put in a sheath.
2 turn (a tube) inside out.
1 put in a sheath.
2 turn (a tube) inside out.
Derivative
invagination n.
Etymology
IN-(2) + L vagina sheath
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