interdigitate
[ in-ter-dij-i-teyt ]
/ ˌɪn tərˈdɪdʒ ɪˌteɪt /
verb (used with or without object), in·ter·dig·i·tat·ed, in·ter·dig·i·tat·ing.
to interlock, as or like the fingers of both hands.
OTHER WORDS FROM interdigitate
in·ter·dig·i·ta·tion, nounWords nearby interdigitate
interdict,
interdict list,
interdiction,
interdictory,
interdigit,
interdigitate,
interdigitating cell,
interdigitation,
interdisciplinary,
interest,
interest group
Example sentences from the Web for interdigitate
The ranges of the two species do not overlap in the strict sense but interdigitate in a parapatric type of distribution.
Geographic Variation in the Pocket Gopher, Thomys bottae, in Colorado |Phillip M. Youngman
British Dictionary definitions for interdigitate
interdigitate
/ (ˌɪntəˈdɪdʒɪˌteɪt) /
verb
(intr)
to interlock like the fingers of clasped hands
Word Origin for interdigitate
C19: from
inter- + Latin
digitus (see
digit) +
-ate
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