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keɪt, -kɪt; adjective
1.
Also, pli·cat·ed. folded like a fan; pleated.
verb (used with object)
2.
Surgery. to perform plication on.
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plicate or plicated (ˈplaɪkeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| having or arranged in parallel folds or ridges; pleated: a plicate leaf; plicate rock strata | |
| [C18: from Latin plicātus folded, from plicāre to fold] | |
| plicated or plicated | |
| —adj | |
| [C18: from Latin plicātus folded, from plicāre to fold] | |
| 'plicately or plicated | |
| —adv | |
| 'plicateness or plicated | |
| —n | |
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Plicate
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Medical Dictionary
plicate pli·cate (plī'kāt') or pli·cat·ed (-kā'tĭd)
adj.
Arranged in folds like those of a fan; pleated.
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Example sentences
The mouth is large, and upper and lower lips are strongly plicate.
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