interdigitate

verb in·ter·dig·i·tate \-ˈdi-jə-ˌtāt\

in·ter·dig·i·tat·edin·ter·dig·i·tat·ing

Definition of INTERDIGITATE

intransitive verb

: to become interlocked like the fingers of folded hands

— in·ter·dig·i·ta·tion \-ˌdi-jə-ˈtā-shən\ noun

inter- + Latin digitus finger — more at toe

First Known Use: circa 1849

Medical Dictionary

intransitive verb in·ter·dig·i·tate \-ˈdij-ə-ˌtāt\

in·ter·dig·i·tat·edin·ter·dig·i·tat·ing

: to become interlocked like the fingers of folded hands <thick myosin filaments interdigitate with the thin actin filaments—J. M. Squire>

: to undergo intercuspation <these teeth do not interdigitate completely—J. A. Glassman>

—in·ter·dig·i·ta·tion \-ˌdij-ə-ˈtā-shən\ noun

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