nodulate

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verb

To produce nodules.

OriginEnglish nodule ← Latin nōdulu →
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Meanings

verbnodulate (third-person singular simple present nodulates, present participle nodulating, simple past and past participle nodulated)

present singular third person nodulates · participle present nodulating · participle past nodulated · past nodulated

  1. To produce nodules.

Origin

  1. Latinnōdus
  2. Latinnōdulu
  3. Englishnodule
  4. Englishnodulate

From nodule + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

nodulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodulate

MLA

“nodulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodulate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nodulate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodulate.

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