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pli⋅cate

  [adj. plahy-keyt, -kit; v. plahy-keyt] adjective, verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
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–adjective
1. Also, pli⋅cat⋅ed. folded like a fan; pleated.
–verb (used with object)
2. Surgery. to perform plication on.
Origin:
1690–1700; < L plicātus, ptp. of plicāre to fold, ply 2 ; see -ate 1

Related forms:
pli⋅cate⋅ly, adverb
pli⋅cate⋅ness, noun
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pli·cate   (plī'kāt')   
adj.  Arranged in folds like those of a fan; pleated.

[Latin plicātus, past participle of plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]
pli'cate'ly adv., pli'cate'ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1pli·cate
Pronunciation: 'plI-"kAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: pli·cat·ed;pli·cat·ing
: to perform plication on plicated by means of … sutures placed about 2 mm. apart —Journal of theAmerican Medical Association>

Main Entry: 2plicate
Variant: or pli·cat·ed /-"kAt-&d/
Function: adjective
: being folded, tucked, or ridgedespecially like a fan
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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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