Reticulate

/ɹəˈtɪkjʊlət/ adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To distribute or move via a network. transitive
  2. 2
    divide so as to form a network wordnet
  3. 3
    To divide into or form a network. transitive
  4. 4
    distribute by a network, as of water or electricity wordnet
  5. 5
    To create a network. intransitive
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  1. 6
    form a net or a network wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Network-like in form or appearance.

    "The fingers have a pseudosclerodermatous appearance with scleroatrophy, often with contractures and sometimes with reticulate erythema on the dorsal surface."

Adjective
  1. 1
    resembling or forming a network wordnet

Example

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"The fingers have a pseudosclerodermatous appearance with scleroatrophy, often with contractures and sometimes with reticulate erythema on the dorsal surface."

Etymology

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

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