Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To take within, as in telescoping one part of the intestine into another; invaginate.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To take up into itself or into something else; invaginate.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb introvert or invaginate

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably back-formation from intussusception.]

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  • WHAT?! Wow!

    But, she... this word doesn't have an M!

    September 5, 2008

  • Whoops!

    Ahem. *quietly brushes word into neighboring pile*

    (What's more, this most likely isn't the only neat word I've accidentally put here while browsing for candidates..)

    September 5, 2008