Interdigitates vs Interdigitated - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between interdigitates and interdigitated

is that interdigitates is (interdigitate) while interdigitated is (interdigitate).

(head)

(interdigitate)

(en-verb)

To fold or lock together, as when the fingers of one hand are laced between those of the other.

To become folded or locked together, like the fingers of a folded hand.

(figuratively) To intermingle; to present alternately items from one group and then another.

Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.

* interdigitation

(head)

(interdigitate)