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interdigitate (iou)



interdigitate verb. M19.
[from INTER- 1 + DIGIT + -ATE3.]
verb intrans. Interlock like the fingers of two clasped hands; project or be inserted alternately. (Foll. by with.) M19.
verb trans. Cause to interdigitate. Chiefly as interdigitated ppl adjective. M19.
J. Osborne Normal interdigitated relationship of the upper and lower posterior teeth.
interdigi'tation noun the action or condition of interdigitating; an interdigitating process etc.: M19.