Definitions for invaginate

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invaginate in·vag·i·nate

Spelling: [verb in-vaj-uh-neyt; adjective in- Invaginate is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 285 anagrams from letters in invaginate (aaegiinntv).

Definitions for invaginate

adjective

1. folded or turned back upon itself.
2. sheathed.

verb (used with object)

1. to insert or receive, as into a sheath; sheathe.
2. to fold or draw (a tubular organ) back within itself; intussuscept.

verb (used without object)

1. to become invaginated; undergo invagination.
2. to form a pocket by turning in.

Origin of invaginate

1650-60; Medieval Latin invāgīnātus, past participle of invāgīnāre to sheathe. See in-², vaginate