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imbricate vs imbrication

imbrication vs imbricate

imbricate is not a noun while imbrication is a noun.

imbricate is an adjective but imbrication is not an adjective.

imbricate is a verb but imbrication is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
imbricate No Yes Yes No
imbrication Yes No No No
imbricate (noun) imbrication (noun)
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
imbricate (adjective) imbrication (adjective)
used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
imbricate (verb) imbrication (verb)
overlap
place so as to overlap
Difference between imbricate and imbrication

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