"vermiculate" meaning in English

See vermiculate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /vəˈmɪk.jʊl.ət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /vəˈmɪk.jəl.eɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /vɜː-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /vɚˈmɪk.jəlˌət/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vermiculate.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vermiculate2.wav Forms: more vermiculate [comparative], most vermiculate [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪkjʊleɪt, -ɪkjʊlɪt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”), past participle of vermiculor (“to be full of worms or worm-eaten”), from vermiculus (“little worm”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|vermiculatus||inlaid in wavy lines}} Borrowed from Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} vermiculate (comparative more vermiculate, superlative most vermiculate)
  1. Like a worm; resembling a worm. Translations (Decorated with lines like worm tracks.): vermiculé [masculine] (French), vermiculée [feminine] (French), vermiculado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-vermiculate-en-adj-ZQrB1bop Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 14 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 73 13 15 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 64 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 57 29 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 63 25 12 Disambiguation of 'Decorated with lines like worm tracks.': 70 30
  2. Vermiculated.
    Sense id: en-vermiculate-en-adj-1BQ1TmpP

Verb

IPA: /vəˈmɪk.jʊlˌeɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /vəˈmɪk.jəlˌeɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /vɜː-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /vɚˈmɪk.jəlˌeɪt/ [General-American] Forms: vermiculates [present, singular, third-person], vermiculating [participle, present], vermiculated [participle, past], vermiculated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”), past participle of vermiculor (“to be full of worms or worm-eaten”), from vermiculus (“little worm”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|vermiculatus||inlaid in wavy lines}} Borrowed from Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} vermiculate (third-person singular simple present vermiculates, present participle vermiculating, simple past and past participle vermiculated)
  1. To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.
    Sense id: en-vermiculate-en-verb-jFYDPe52

Inflected forms

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