Home › Words › V › vaginatevaginatevaginate means to ensheathe; to enclose in a sheath.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, vaginate ranks #1,040 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom vagina (“sheath”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).verbTo ensheathe; to enclose in a sheath.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.vaginated 83% match — Having a sheath. vs vaginate →ensheathe 68% match — To cover with or as if with a sheath. vs vaginate →ensheathed 66% match — enclosed in a sheath vs vaginate →sheathing 64% match — Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade. vs vaginate →encave 60% match — To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess. vs vaginate →ensheathment 60% match — The act, or the result of ensheathing vs vaginate →vaginalike 60% match — Resembling or characteristic of a vagina. vs vaginate →encase 59% match — To enclose, as in a case. vs vaginate →