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verminate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ver-minate
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To breed vermin.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the Latin verminare (“to have worms”), from vermis (“worm”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

verminates (present, singular) verminating (participle, present) verminated (participle, past) verminated (past)

Questions

What does verminate mean?
To breed vermin.
Where does verminate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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