plicate

An obsolete verb meaning to fold or interweave; to plait or braid.

• 🇷🇺Устаревший глагол, означающий складывать или переплетать; плести или заплетать.

1. Fold into pleats C2 formal

   To arrange or fold something into a series of parallel folds or pleats.

   • The tailor plicated the fabric to create a decorative ruffle.
   • She carefully plicated the paper for her origami project.
   • The artist plicated the canvas to add texture to the painting.

   🇷🇺Складывать в складки

   Synonyms: creasefoldgatherpleatruffletuck

   Antonyms: flattensmoothstraightenunfold