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pigmentate

pigmentate verb: to colour with pigments.

Verb

pigmentate (third-person singular simple present pigmentates, present participle pigmentating, simple past and past participle pigmentated)

  1. To colour with pigments.

Forms of pigmentate

third-person singular presentpigmentates
present participlepigmentating
past participlepigmentated
pastpigmentated

Origin of pigmentate

From pigment + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about pigmentate

What does pigmentate mean?
Pigmentate means to colour with pigments.
What part of speech is pigmentate?
Pigmentate is a verb.
What is the past tense of pigmentate?
The past tense of pigmentate is pigmentated.

Words near pigmentate in the dictionary

  1. pigment
  2. pigment dispersion syndrome
  3. pigmental
  4. pigmentally
  5. pigmentary
  6. pigmentate
  7. pigmentated
  8. pigmentates
  9. pigmentating
  10. pigmentation
  11. pigmentational

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