| VERB | stative | imbricate | place so as to overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | imbricate | overlap | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | imbricate, imbricated | used especially of leaves or bracts |
| Meaning | Used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | imbricated | |
| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Broader | rough, unsmooth | Having or caused by an irregular surface |
| Spanish | imbricado | |
| Meaning | place so as to overlap. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "imbricate the roof tiles" | |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Similar to | imbricate | overlap |
| Spanish | imbricar | |
| Nouns | imbrication | covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) |
| Meaning | overlap. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The roof tiles imbricate" | |
| Broader | overlap | Extend over and cover a part of |
| Similar to | imbricate | place so as to overlap |
| Spanish | imbricar | |
| Nouns | imbrication | covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) |
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