reticulate
reticulate · reticulates · reticulated · reticulating
vernetzen, netzförmig anlegen, retikulieren
To distribute or move via a networkTo distribute or move via a network.
UK/ɹəˈtɪkjʊˌleɪt/US/ɹəˈtɪkjəˌleɪt/
» This is a reticulated giraffe.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To distribute or move via a network.
distribute by a network, as of water or electricity
(transitive)To divide into or form a network.
divide so as to form a network
(intransitive)To create a network.
vernetzen, netzförmig anlegen, retikulieren
form a net or a network
Examples
2 sentencesThis is a reticulated giraffe.
Subspecies of giraffes include reticulated, Masai, and Rothschild's giraffes.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to divide into, form or create a network:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin rēticulātus (“reticulated, net-like”).Learned borrowing from Latin rēticulātus (“reticulated, net-like”).
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Forms
reticulates, reticulating, reticulated, reticulated| Base form | reticulate · to reticulate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | reticulates |
| Present participle | reticulating |
| Past simple | reticulated |
| Past participle | reticulated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
4 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