vermiculate
/vəˈmɪk.jʊlˌeɪt/US/vɚˈmɪk.jəlˌeɪt/
vermiculate verb: to decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.
Verb
vermiculate (third-person singular simple present vermiculates, present participle vermiculating, simple past and past participle vermiculated)
- To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.
Adjective
UK/vəˈmɪk.jʊl.ət/US/vɚˈmɪk.jəlˌət/
vermiculate (comparative more vermiculate, superlative most vermiculate)
- Like a worm; resembling a worm.
- Vermiculated.
Forms of vermiculate
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | vermiculates |
| present participle | vermiculating |
| past participle | vermiculated |
| past | vermiculated |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more vermiculate |
| superlative | most vermiculate |
Origin of vermiculate
Borrowed from Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”), past participle of vermiculor (“to be full of worms or worm-eaten”), from vermiculus (“little worm”).
Words that rhyme with vermiculate
Questions about vermiculate
- What does vermiculate mean?
- Vermiculate means to decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.
- What part of speech is vermiculate?
- Vermiculate can be a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce vermiculate?
- Vermiculate is pronounced /vəˈmɪk.jʊlˌeɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of vermiculate?
- The past tense of vermiculate is vermiculated.
Words near vermiculate in the dictionary
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