interdigitate
interdigitate · interdigitates · interdigitated · interdigitating
To fold or lock together, as when the fingers of one hand are laced between those of…To fold or lock together, as when the fingers of one hand are laced between those of the other.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To fold or lock together, as when the fingers of one hand are laced between those of the other.
(intransitive)To become folded or locked together, like the fingers of a folded hand.
(figuratively, transitive)To intermingle; to present alternately items from one group and then another.
Translations
1 languagesForms
interdigitates, interdigitating, interdigitated, interdigitated| Base form | interdigitate · to interdigitate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | interdigitates |
| Present participle | interdigitating |
| Past simple | interdigitated |
| Past participle | interdigitated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedinterdigitation
Lessons 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