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formicate

/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪkeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
formi-cate
IPA
/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪkeɪt/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To move like ants.

verb

To have a sensation like the movement of ants.

adj

ant-like

Example Sentences

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).

Inflected Forms

formicates (present, singular) formicating (participle, present) formicated (participle, past) formicated (past) more formicate (comparative) most formicate (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce formicate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪkeɪt/.
What does formicate mean?
To move like ants.
Where does formicate come from?
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).

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