inviscate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To daub, catch, or entangle with glue or birdlime or other viscous matter.

Word forms

inviscate inviscates inviscating inviscated

Etymology

From Latin inviscatus, past participle of inviscare (“to birdlime”), from in- (“in”) + viscum, viscus (“mistletoe, birdlime”).

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