evaginate
evaginate · evaginates · evaginated · evaginating
To evert a bodily organ inside surface to outsideTo evert a bodily organ inside surface to outside.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To evert a bodily organ inside surface to outside.
(transitive)To cause (a bodily organ or part) to turn inside out.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin ēvāgīnātus, perfect passive participle of ēvāgīnō (“to unsheath”); seeBorrowed from Latin ēvāgīnātus, perfect passive participle of ēvāgīnō (“to unsheath”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Forms
evaginates, evaginating, evaginated, evaginated| Base form | evaginate · to evaginate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | evaginates |
| Present participle | evaginating |
| Past simple | evaginated |
| Past participle | evaginated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle