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DECUSSATE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Crossed or intersected in the form of an X
Synonyms:
decussate; intersectant; intersecting
Classified under:
Similar:
crossed (placed crosswise)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they decussate ... he / she / it decussates
Past simple: decussated
Past participle: decussated
-ing form: decussating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cross or intersect so as to form a cross
Example:
the fibers decussate
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "decussate" is one way to...):
cross (meet and pass)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Derivation:
decussation (an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X)
