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Inupiaq
Inupiat
Inupik
inurbane
inure
inurn
inv.
invade
invaginate
invagination
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invaginate

in·vag·i·nate [ in vájjə nàyt ] (past and past participle in·vag·i·nat·ed, present participle in·vag·i·nat·ing, 3rd person present singular in·vag·i·nates)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
push organ into itself: to push the wall of a cavity or hollow organ into itself, or one section of a hollow organ into another, or be pushed in this way

[Mid-17th century. Back-formation <invagination]
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