imbricate

verb — 2 senses

imbricate

verb

Etymology Borrowed from Latin imbricātus (“tiled”).

1

To overlap in a regular pattern.

2

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences To undergo or cause to undergo imbrication.

Derived terms
imbricately, nonimbricate, nonimbricating, subimbricate
Related terms
imbrication

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