reticulate

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rēticulātus (reticulated, net-like).

Pronunciation

Verb
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹəˈtɪkjʊˌleɪt/, /ɹəˈtɪkjəˌleɪt/, /ɹɪ-/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɹəˈtɪkjəˌleɪt/, /ɹəˈtɪkjuˌleɪt/, /ɹi-/
  • Rhymes: -ɪkjʊleɪt
Adjective

Adjective

reticulate (comparative more reticulate, superlative most reticulate)

  1. Network-like in form or appearance.
    • 2015, Amy S. Paller, Anthony J. Mancini, Hurwitz Clinical Pediatric Dermatology, page 116:
      The fingers have a pseudosclerodermatous appearance with scleroatrophy, often with contractures and sometimes with reticulate erythema on the dorsal surface.

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Verb

reticulate (third-person singular simple present reticulates, present participle reticulating, simple past and past participle reticulated)

  1. (transitive) To distribute or move via a network.
  2. (transitive) To divide into or form a network.
  3. (intransitive) To create a network.

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Latin

Adjective

rēticulāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of rēticulātus
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