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evaginate (v.)
1650s, "withdraw (something) from a sheath;" 1660s, "to turn (a tube) inside out," from Latin
evaginatus
, past participle of
evaginare
"to unsheathe," from assimilated form of
ex-
(see
ex-
) +
vagina
(see
vagina
). Related:
Evaginated
;
evaginating
.