reticulate

Pronunciation: /ɹəˈtɪkjələt/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb form a net or a network
  2. verb distribute by a network, as of water or electricity
  3. verb divide so as to form a network

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rēticulātus (“reticulated, net-like”).

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