fibrillate verb. ['fʌɪbrɪleɪt, 'fɪ-] M19.
[from FIBRILLA + -ATE³.]
1. verb intrans. Of blood: turn into fibrillae (in clotting). M19.

2. verb intrans. Of the muscles of the heart: contract irregularly fibril by fibril. E20.

3. verb trans. Paper-making. Beat (vegetable fibre) down into its constituent fibrils. E20.
b. verb intrans. Of fibre: split up into fibrils. M20.

■ fibrillated ppl adjective having a fibrillar structure M19.

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