evaginate

[ ih-vaj-uh-neyt ]
/ ɪˈvædʒ əˌneɪt /
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verb (used with object), e·vag·i·nat·ed, e·vag·i·nat·ing.

to turn inside out, or cause to protrude by eversion, as a tubular organ.

Origin of evaginate

1650–60; < Late Latin ēvāgīnātus (past participle of ēvāgīnāre) unsheathed, equivalent to ē- e-1 + vāgīn(a) scabbard, sheath (see vagina) + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM evaginate

e·vag·i·na·ble [ih-vaj-uh-nuh-buh l] /ɪˈvædʒ ə nə bəl/, adjective e·vag·i·na·tion, noun

Words nearby evaginate

evacuation, evacuator, evacuee, evade, evadne, evaginate, evagination, evaluate, evaluation, evaluative, evan

Words related to evaginate

shift, overturn, rearrange, interchange, inverse, capsize, exchange, revert, invert, backtrack, transpose, back, upset, switch, flip-flop, transfer, about-face, retreat, upend, evert

British Dictionary definitions for evaginate

evaginate
/ (ɪˈvædʒɪˌneɪt) /

verb

(tr) med to turn (an organ or part) inside out; turn the outer surface of (an organ or part) back on itself

Derived forms of evaginate

evagination, noun

Word Origin for evaginate

C17: from Late Latin ēvāgīnāre to unsheathe, from vāgīna sheath