fistulate

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/ˈfɪstjʊleɪt//ˈfɪstjʊlət/

verb

To make or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe.

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fistularfistuloushollow
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Meanings

verbfistulate (third-person singular simple present fistulates, present participle fistulating, simple past and past participle fistulated)

present singular third person fistulates · participle present fistulating · participle past fistulated · past fistulated

  1. ambitransitiveobsoleteTo make or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe.

    a fistulated ulcer

    1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)
adjectivefistulate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHollowed like a fistula.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehollow and tube-shaped like a reed

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fistularfistuloushollow
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fistularfistuloushollow

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Compare Latin fistulatus (“furnished with pipes”).

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APA

fistulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fistulate

MLA

“fistulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fistulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fistulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fistulate.

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