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reticulate

[ adjective ri-tik-yuh-lit, -leyt; verb ri-tik-yuh-leyt ]

adjective

  1. netted; covered with a network.
  2. Botany. having the veins or nerves disposed like the threads of a net.


verb (used with object)

, re·tic·u·lat·ed, re·tic·u·lat·ing.
  1. to form into a network.
  2. to cover or mark with a network.

verb (used without object)

, re·tic·u·lat·ed, re·tic·u·lat·ing.
  1. to form a network.

reticulate

/ rɪˈtɪkjʊlɪt /

adjective

  1. in the form of a network or having a network of parts

    a reticulate leaf

  2. resembling, covered with, or having the form of a net
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to form or be formed into a net
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

reticulate

/ rĭ-tĭkyə-lĭt /

  1. Resembling or forming a net or network, as the veins of some leaves.


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Derived Forms

  • reˌticuˈlation, noun
  • reˈticulately, adverb
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Other Words From

  • re·ticu·late·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reticulate1

1650–60; < Latin rēticulātus net-like, equivalent to rēticul ( um ) reticle + -ātus -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reticulate1

C17: from Late Latin rēticulātus made like a net
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Example Sentences

Like all public health interventions, mandates should be carefully reticulated to the facts on the ground, including vaccination rates and Delta spread.

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Characterized by having the wings reticulate with numerous veins so as to look like net-work.

The nucleus has the same peculiar reticulate character as at first.

The tubules are shorter than in either of the preceding species; the spores are darker, larger, and more thoroughly reticulate.

Very common, recognized by its bright yellow color and conspicuous reticulate habit.

They are usually arranged so as to form a reticulate skeleton.

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