English adjective: reticulate | |||
1. | reticulate resembling or forming a network | ||
Samples | The reticulate veins of a leaf. A reticulated highway system. | ||
Synonyms | reticular | ||
Similar | cancellate, cancellated, clathrate, crisscross, crisscrossed, fretted, interconnected, interlaced, interrelated, lacy, latticed, latticelike, meshed, netlike, netted, networklike, webbed, webby, weblike | ||
Antonyms | nonreticulate | ||
English verb: reticulate | |||
1. | reticulate (stative) form a net or a network | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
2. | reticulate (social) distribute by a network, as of water or electricity | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | distribute | ||
3. | reticulate (contact) divide so as to form a network | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | form | ||