vacuolate

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verb

To develop or form vacuoles.

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Meanings

vacuolate1

verbvacuolate (third-person singular simple present vacuolates, present participle vacuolating, simple past and past participle vacuolated)

present singular third person vacuolates · participle present vacuolating · participle past vacuolated · past vacuolated

  1. biologyTo develop or form vacuoles.

vacuolate2

adjectivevacuolate (comparative more vacuolate, superlative most vacuolate)

comparative more vacuolate · superlative most vacuolate

  1. alternativeAlternative form of vacuolated.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveformed into or containing one or more vacuoles or small membrane-bound cavities within a cell

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Origin

vacuolate · verb

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

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vacuolate · adjective

From vacuole + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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