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formicate en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪkeɪt/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *morwísder. Proto-Italic *mormīkā Latin formīca Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English formicate From Latin formīca (“ant”) + English -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. To move like ants.
    • an open space which formicated with peasantry 1853–1864, James Russell Lowell, “(please specify the page)”, in Fireside Travels, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, published 1864, →OCLC:
  2. To have a sensation like the movement of ants.

Forms

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formicating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
formicated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
formicated Tense=Past lexicographic
formicates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

formicate en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /fɔː(ɹ)ˈmaɪkət/
  • /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪkət/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *morwísder. Proto-Italic *mormīkā Latin formīca Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English formicate From Latin formīca (“ant”) + English -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. ant-like

Forms

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most formicate Degree=Sup lexicographic
more formicate Degree=Cmp lexicographic