imbricate

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I - verb

1. place so as to overlap
- imbricate the roof tiles
• Derivationally related forms:
imbrication
• Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. overlap
- The roof tiles imbricate
• Derivationally related forms:
imbrication
• Hypernyms:
overlap
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

II - adjective

used especially of leaves or bracts;
overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
• Syn:
imbricated
• Similar to:
rough, unsmooth
• Topics:
botany, phytology