Meanings
present singular third person vermiculates · participle present vermiculating · participle past vermiculated · past vermiculated
- To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.
comparative more vermiculate · superlative most vermiculate
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveinfested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms
adjectivedecorated with wormlike tracery or markings
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinvermiculatus“inlaid in wavy lines”
- Englishvermiculate
Borrowed from Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”), past participle of vermiculor (“to be full of worms or worm-eaten”), from vermiculus (“little worm”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French vermiculé, vermiculée
- vermiculéDecorated with lines like worm tracks.
- vermiculéeDecorated with lines like worm tracks.
Spanish vermiculado
- vermiculadoDecorated with lines like worm tracks.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with vermiculate
Cite this entry
vermiculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermiculate
“vermiculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermiculate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vermiculate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermiculate.
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