interdigitate

in·ter·dig·i·tate

vi \-ˈdij-ə-ˌtāt\

in·ter·dig·i·tat·edin·ter·dig·i·tat·ing

Definition of INTERDIGITATE

1

: to become interlocked like the fingers of folded hands <thick myosin filaments interdigitate with the thin actin filaments—J. M. Squire>

2

: to undergo intercuspation <these teeth do not interdigitate completely—J. A. Glassman>

—in·ter·dig·i·ta·tion \-ˌdij-ə-ˈtā-shən\ noun