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menstruates

menstruates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of menstruate.

Meaning of menstruate

Verb

menstruate (third-person singular simple present menstruates, present participle menstruating, simple past and past participle menstruated)

  1. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To stain with or as if with menses.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo menstruation, to have a period.
    • A woman may have every quality or attribute of marriageableness who menstruates irregularly, or rarely, or even who has never menstruated at all.1884, The Medical Age, volume 2, page 358
    Synonyms:
    be on one's period, be on the rag

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Questions about menstruates

What is menstruates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Menstruates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of menstruate.

Words near menstruates in the dictionary

  1. menstruants
  2. menstruate
  3. menstruated
  4. menstruater
  5. menstruaters
  6. menstruates
  7. menstruating
  8. menstruation
  9. menstruation period
  10. menstruation periods
  11. menstruations

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