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Evaginate — E*vag i*nate, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Evaginated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evaginating}.] To become evaginate; to cause to be evaginate. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Evaginate — E*vag i*nate, a. [L. evaginatus, p. p., unsheathed. See {Evagination}.] Protruded, or grown out, as an evagination[2]; turned inside out; unsheathed; evaginated; as, an evaginate membrane. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
evaginate — to turn (a tube) inside out, 1650s, from L. evaginatus, pp. of evaginare to unsheathe, from ex (see EX (Cf. ex )) + vagina (see VAGINA (Cf. vagina)). Related: Evaginated; evaginating … Etymology dictionary
evaginate — [ē vaj′ə nāt΄, ivaj′ə nāt΄] vt. evaginated, evaginating [< L evaginatus, pp. of evaginare, to unsheathe < e , from + vagina, a sheath] 1. to turn inside out 2. to cause to protrude by turning inside out evagination n … English World dictionary
evaginate — evaginable /i vaj euh neuh beuhl/, adj. evagination, n. /i vaj euh nayt /, v.t., evaginated, evaginating. to turn inside out, or cause to protrude by eversion, as a tubular organ. [1650 60; < LL evaginatus (ptp. of evaginare) unsheathed, equiv.… … Universalium
evaginate — v. remove from a sheath; turn inside out … English contemporary dictionary
evaginate — [ɪ vadʒɪneɪt] verb Biology & Physiology turn (a tubular or pouch shaped organ or structure) inside out. Derivatives evagination noun Origin C17: from L. evaginat , evaginare unsheath … English new terms dictionary
evaginate — evag·i·nate … English syllables
evaginate — e•vag•i•nate [[t]ɪˈvædʒ əˌneɪt[/t]] v. t. nat•ed, nat•ing anat. to turn inside out, or cause to protrude by eversion, as a tubular organ • Etymology: 1650–60; < LL ēvāgīnātus, ptp. of ēvāgīnāre to unsheath = L ē e + vāgīnāre, der. of vāgīna… … From formal English to slang
evaginate — /əˈvædʒəneɪt/ (say uh vajuhnayt), /i / (say ee ) verb (t) (evaginated, evaginating) to turn inside out, or cause to protrude by eversion, as a tubular organ. {Late Latin ēvāgīnātus, past participle, unsheathed} –evagination /əvædʒəˈneɪʃən/ (say… …
