verminate

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verb

To breed vermin.

“That old dog just doesn't do much anymore; he mostly masticates and verminates.”

OriginLatin verminare →
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Meanings

verbverminate (third-person singular simple present verminates, present participle verminating, simple past and past participle verminated)

present singular third person verminates · participle present verminating · participle past verminated · past verminated

  1. intransitiveTo breed vermin.

    That old dog just doesn't do much anymore; he mostly masticates and verminates.

Origin

  1. Latinverminare“to have worms”
  2. Englishverminate

From the Latin verminare (“to have worms”), from vermis (“worm”).

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APA

verminate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verminate

MLA

“verminate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verminate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verminate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verminate.

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