Meanings
verbgastrulate (third-person singular simple present gastrulates, present participle gastrulating, simple past and past participle gastrulated)
present singular third person gastrulates · participle present gastrulating · participle past gastrulated · past gastrulated
- biologyTo form into a gastrula
Origin
From gastrula + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French gastruler
- gastrulerTranslations
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APA
gastrulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastrulate
MLA
“gastrulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastrulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gastrulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastrulate.
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