interdigitate verb. [ɪntǝ'dɪdʒɪteɪt] M19.
[from INTER- 1 + DIGIT + -ATE³.]
1. verb intrans. Interlock like the fingers of two clasped hands; project or be inserted alternately. (Foll. by with.) M19.

2. verb trans. Cause to interdigitate. Chiefly as interdigitated ppl adjective. M19.
■ J. Osborne Normal interdigitated relationship of the upper and lower posterior teeth.

■ interdigi'tation noun the action or condition of interdigitating; an interdigitating process etc.: M19.

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