in|vag|i|nate

in|vag|i|nate
in|vag|i|nate «ihn VAJ uh nayt», verb, -nat|ed, -nat|ing, adjective.
–v.t.
1. to fold or draw (a hollow structure) back within itself; introvert; intussuscept.
2. = sheathe. (Cf.sheathe)
–v.i.
to become invaginated.
–adj.
invaginated.
[< in-2 in + Latin vagīna sheath + English -ate1]

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