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reticulate

DEFINITIONS OF: reticulate

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adj resembling or forming a network

“the reticulate veins of a leaf”
“a reticulated highway system”
Synonyms:
reticular
cancellate, cancellated, clathrate
having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
crisscross, crisscrossed
marked with crossing lines
fretted, interlaced, latticed, latticelike
having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
interconnected, interrelated
reciprocally connected
lacy, netlike, netted, webbed, webby, weblike
having open interstices or resembling a web
meshed
resembling a network
networklike
having a network of veins or ribs
Antonyms:
nonreticulate
not resembling or forming a network

v distribute by a network, as of water or electricity

Type of:
distribute
make available

v divide so as to form a network

Type of:
form
assume a form or shape

v form a net or a network

Type of:
change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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