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ferruminate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fer-ru-mi-nate
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To solder, fuse together, merge or unite, as if metals.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferrūminātus, perfect passive participle of ferrūminō (“to cement, solder”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ferrūmen (“cement”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

ferruminates (present, singular) ferruminating (participle, present) ferruminated (participle, past) ferruminated (past)

Questions

What does ferruminate mean?
To solder, fuse together, merge or unite, as if metals.
Where does ferruminate come from?
Borrowed from Latin ferrūminātus, perfect passive participle of ferrūminō (“to cement, solder”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ferrūmen (“cement”).

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