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Found 1 definition: invaginate.

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Pos: Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Adjective
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Verb invaginate has 2 senses

1.  invaginate(v = verb.contact) - sheathe; "The chrysalis is invaginated"
is one way to
sheathe
Derived form noun invagination1
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

2.  invaginate(v = verb.contact) introvert - fold inwards; "some organs can invaginate"
is one way to draw in, retract
Derived form noun invagination2
Sample sentences: Something ----s


[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.

Derivative:
invagination n.

Etymology:
IN-(2) + L vagina sheath