interdigitate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪntəˈdɪdʒɪˌteɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′tər diji tāt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•ter•dig•i•tate  (in′tər diji tāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., v.t., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. 
  1. to interlock, as or like the fingers of both hands.
  • inter- + digitate 1840–50
in′ter•dig′i•tation, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
interdigitate /ˌɪntəˈdɪdʒɪˌteɪt/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to interlock like the fingers of clasped hands
Etymology: 19th Century: from inter- + Latin digitus (see digit) + -ate1

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