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imbricate Definition

im·bri·cate (imbri kit; also, and for v. always, -kāt′)

adjective

  1. overlapping evenly, as tiles or fish scales do
  2. ornamented with overlapping scales or a pattern like this

Etymology: LL imbricatus, pp. of L imbricare, to cover with gutter tiles < imbrax, gutter tile < imber, rain < IE base *ṃbh-, var. of *nebh-, moist, water > Gr nephos, cloud, Ger nebel, fog

transitive verb -·cat′ed, -·cat′·ing

to place (tiles, shingles, etc.) in overlapping order

intransitive verb

to overlap

imbricate Related Forms

im·bri·cately adverb

imbricate Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

increasingly: Again, this shift indicates that gender and empire are increasingly imbricated in The Second Part of the.

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