"formicate" meaning in English

See formicate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪkət/, /fɔː(ɹ)ˈmaɪkət/ Forms: more formicate [comparative], most formicate [superlative]
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). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|la:formīca<t:ant>|-ate<pos:adjective-forming suffix><id:adjective>|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "ant", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*morwís", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*mormīkā", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "formīca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂tos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ātos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ātus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ate", "lang" : "en", "pos" : "adjective-forming suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "formicate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="formicate"> From Latin formīca (“ant”) + English -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Head templates: {{en-adj}} formicate (comparative more formicate, superlative most formicate)
  1. ant-like
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪkeɪt/ Forms: formicates [present, singular, third-person], formicating [participle, present], formicated [participle, past], formicated [past]
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). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|la:formīca<t:ant>|-ate<pos:verb-forming suffix><id:verb>|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "ant", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*morwís", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*mormīkā", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "formīca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "verb", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂tos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ātos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ātus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ate", "lang" : "en", "pos" : "verb-forming suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "formicate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="formicate"> From Latin formīca (“ant”) + English -ate (verb-forming suffix). Head templates: {{en-verb}} formicate (third-person singular simple present formicates, present participle formicating, simple past and past participle formicated)
  1. To move like ants.
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  2. To have a sensation like the movement of ants.
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Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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