 imbricate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] overlap | |
| Examples: | "The roof tiles imbricate" |
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| Related terms: | overlap imbrication | |
| 2. | [ verb ] place so as to overlap | |
| Examples: | "imbricate the roof tiles" |
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| Related terms: | situate | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (botany) used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles | |
| Synonyms: | imbricated | |
| Related terms: | botany rough | |
| Similar spelling: |
imbricated imprecate imbrication impregnate imperial impregnated imperialist imprecise imprimatur imperially imprecisely imprecation impractical imperil imperialism |
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