plicate

[ adjective plahy-keyt, -kit; verb plahy-keyt ]
/ adjective ˈplaɪ keɪt, -kɪt; verb ˈplaɪ keɪt /

adjective

Also pli·cat·ed. folded like a fan; pleated.

verb (used with object), pli·cat·ed, pli·cat·ing.

Surgery. to perform plication on.

Origin of plicate

1690–1700; < Latin plicātus, past participle of plicāre to fold, ply2; see -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM plicate

pli·cate·ly, adverb pli·cate·ness, noun

Words nearby plicate

plf., pli, pliable, pliant, plica, plicate, plication, plicotomy, plier, pliers, plight

Words related to plicating

increase, grow, curl, crimp, knit, bend, tuck, repeat, augment, magnify, pleat, enlarge, plait, dupe, fold, duplicate, supplement, redouble, multiply, replicate

British Dictionary definitions for plicating

plicate

plicated

/ (ˈplaɪkeɪt) /

adjective

having or arranged in parallel folds or ridges; pleated a plicate leaf; plicate rock strata

Derived forms of plicate

plicately, adverb plicateness, noun

Word Origin for plicate

C18: from Latin plicātus folded, from plicāre to fold

Medical definitions for plicating

plicate
[ plī′kāt′ ]

adj.

Arranged in folds like those of a fan; pleated.