verb
- to turn inside out or cause to protrude outward, especially in biology or zoology
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- The sea star can evaginate its stomach through its mouth to digest prey.
- During development, certain tissues evaginate to form new structures.
- The organism evaginates its feeding apparatus when hunting.
- Biologists observed the larva evaginate its proboscis.
- The membrane began to evaginate as pressure increased.