"formicate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪkeɪt/ [verb], /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪkət/ [adjective], /fɔː(ɹ)ˈmaɪkət/ [adjective] Forms: more formicate [comparative], most formicate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin formīca (“ant”) + -ate. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|formīca||ant}} Latin formīca (“ant”), {{suffix|en||ate}} + -ate Head templates: {{en-adj}} formicate (comparative more formicate, superlative most formicate)
  1. ant-like
    Sense id: en-formicate-en-adj-EoNe~zI4

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪkeɪt/ [verb], /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪkət/ [adjective], /fɔː(ɹ)ˈmaɪkət/ [adjective] Forms: formicates [present, singular, third-person], formicating [participle, present], formicated [participle, past], formicated [past]
Etymology: From Latin formīca (“ant”) + -ate. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|formīca||ant}} Latin formīca (“ant”), {{suffix|en||ate}} + -ate 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.
    Sense id: en-formicate-en-verb-~4XbjNtk
  2. To have a sensation like the movement of ants.
    Sense id: en-formicate-en-verb-Q97Pk4vC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 20 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 22 27 51 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 16 21 63

Inflected forms

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