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imbrication vs imbricate

imbricate vs imbrication

imbrication is a noun but imbricate is not a noun.

imbrication is not an adjective while imbricate is an adjective.

imbrication is not a verb while imbricate is a verb.

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

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