"verminate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: verminates [present, singular, third-person], verminating [participle, present], verminated [participle, past], verminated [past]
Etymology: From the Latin verminare (“to have worms”), from vermis (“worm”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|verminare|t=to have worms}} Latin verminare (“to have worms”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} verminate (third-person singular simple present verminates, present participle verminating, simple past and past participle verminated)
  1. (intransitive) To breed vermin. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-verminate-en-verb-qc9zEId5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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