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interdigitate - 4 dictionary results

in⋅ter⋅dig⋅i⋅tate

[in-ter-dij-i-teyt]
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
to interlock, as or like the fingers of both hands.

Origin:
1840–50; inter- + digitate


in⋅ter⋅dig⋅i⋅ta⋅tion, noun

Interdigitate

In`ter*dig"i*tate\, v. t. To interweave. [R.]

Interdigitate

In`ter*dig"i*tate\, v. i. [Pref. inter- + L. digitus finger.] To interlock, as the fingers of two hands that are joined; to be interwoven; to commingle. --Owen.

Main Entry: in·ter·dig·i·tate
Pronunciation: -'dij-&-"tAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -tat·ed;-tat·ing
1 : to become interlocked like the fingers of folded hands interdigitate with the thin actin filaments —J. M.Squire>
2 : to undergo intercuspation interdigitate completely —J. A. Glassman> —in·ter·dig·i·ta·tion /-"dij-&-'tA-sh&n/ noun
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