sonicate

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verb

To disrupt with ultrasonic sound waves.

OriginEnglish sonic ← Latin sonus ← Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os →
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Meanings

verbsonicate (third-person singular simple present sonicates, present participle sonicating, simple past and past participle sonicated)

present singular third person sonicates · participle present sonicating · participle past sonicated · past sonicated

  1. transitiveTo disrupt with ultrasonic sound waves.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swónh₂os
  3. Latinsonus
  4. Englishsonic
  5. Englishsonicate

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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