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Meaning of "formicate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORMICATE

From Latin formīcāre, from formīca ant.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FORMICATE

formicate  [ˈfɔːmɪˌkeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORMICATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Formicate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb formicate in English.

WHAT DOES FORMICATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of formicate in the English dictionary

The definition of formicate in the dictionary is to crawl around like ants. Other definition of formicate is to swarm with ants or other crawling things.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FORMICATE

PRESENT

Present
I formicate
you formicate
he/she/it formicates
we formicate
you formicate
they formicate
Present continuous
I am formicating
you are formicating
he/she/it is formicating
we are formicating
you are formicating
they are formicating
Present perfect
I have formicated
you have formicated
he/she/it has formicated
we have formicated
you have formicated
they have formicated
Present perfect continuous
I have been formicating
you have been formicating
he/she/it has been formicating
we have been formicating
you have been formicating
they have been formicating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I formicated
you formicated
he/she/it formicated
we formicated
you formicated
they formicated
Past continuous
I was formicating
you were formicating
he/she/it was formicating
we were formicating
you were formicating
they were formicating
Past perfect
I had formicated
you had formicated
he/she/it had formicated
we had formicated
you had formicated
they had formicated
Past perfect continuous
I had been formicating
you had been formicating
he/she/it had been formicating
we had been formicating
you had been formicating
they had been formicating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will formicate
you will formicate
he/she/it will formicate
we will formicate
you will formicate
they will formicate
Future continuous
I will be formicating
you will be formicating
he/she/it will be formicating
we will be formicating
you will be formicating
they will be formicating
Future perfect
I will have formicated
you will have formicated
he/she/it will have formicated
we will have formicated
you will have formicated
they will have formicated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been formicating
you will have been formicating
he/she/it will have been formicating
we will have been formicating
you will have been formicating
they will have been formicating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would formicate
you would formicate
he/she/it would formicate
we would formicate
you would formicate
they would formicate
Conditional continuous
I would be formicating
you would be formicating
he/she/it would be formicating
we would be formicating
you would be formicating
they would be formicating
Conditional perfect
I would have formicate
you would have formicate
he/she/it would have formicate
we would have formicate
you would have formicate
they would have formicate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been formicating
you would have been formicating
he/she/it would have been formicating
we would have been formicating
you would have been formicating
they would have been formicating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you formicate
we let´s formicate
you formicate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to formicate
Past participle
formicated
Present Participle
formicating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORMICATE


abdicate
ˈæbdɪˌkeɪt
adjudicate
əˈdʒuːdɪˌkeɪt
authenticate
ɔːˈθɛntɪˌkeɪt
communicate
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt
complicate
ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪt
dedicate
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt
domesticate
dəˈmɛstɪˌkeɪt
emicate
ˈɛmɪˌkeɪt
eradicate
ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt
excommunicate
ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt
fabricate
ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt
fornicate
ˈfɔːnɪˌkeɪt
implicate
ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt
indicate
ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt
intoxicate
ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt
lubricate
ˈluːbrɪˌkeɪt
medicate
ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪt
predicate
ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪt
replicate
ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt
specificate
spɪˈsɪfɪˌkeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORMICATE

formerly
formfitting
formful
formic
formic acid
Formica
formicant
formicaria
formicaries
formicarium
formicary
formication
formidability
formidable
formidableness
formidably
formless
formlessly
formlessness
formol

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORMICATE

aluminosilicate
applicate
birth certificate
borosilicate
certificate
clearance certificate
death certificate
delicate
duplicate
in triplicate
insurance certificate
intricate
locate
marriage certificate
orthosilicate
share certificate
silicate
silver certificate
stock certificate
syndicate
triplicate

Synonyms and antonyms of formicate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «formicate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORMICATE

Find out the translation of formicate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of formicate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «formicate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

爬动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

formicate
570 millions of speakers

English

formicate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

formicate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

formicate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

formicate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

formicate
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Translator English - Bengali

formicate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

formicate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Formulasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

formicate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

formicate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

formicate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Formulasi
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

formicate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

formicate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूत्रीकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karıncalanmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

formicate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

formicate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

formicate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

formicate
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

formicate
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

formicate
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

formicate
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

formicate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of formicate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORMICATE»

The term «formicate» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.170 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORMICATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «formicate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «formicate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about formicate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORMICATE»

Discover the use of formicate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to formicate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Key to the Homoeopathic Materia Medica
Limbs: (*): Legs formicate, night in bed; reddish spots on legs become covered with crusts; soles itch nights; nervous motion of feet night in bed; wrists numb d. measles; pain from becoming overheated a. exertion, or in tendons of patella while ...
A. Pulford, 2003
2
South Carolina: Resources and Population. Institutions and ...
Entalis pliocena T. and H. (N. C.) Crepidula formicate Linn. formicate var. intorta Say (N. conveya Say. Fissurella alternata Say. Zizyphinus sp. (N. C.) Turbo crenulatus Gin. ? Littorina irrorate Say. Scalaria huinphreysii Keiner (N. C.) angulate ...
South Carolina. Dept. of Agriculture, Harry Hammond, 1883
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The National Druggist
Kronthal's new method (Deutsche Medizinische Zeitung) is as follows: Leave the fresh pieces of brain or spinal marrow for 5 days in a mixture in equal parts of a 4 per cent solution of formaldehyde and a saturated solution of lead formicate.
‎1899
4
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London
Among crystals, the author selected for special examination red ferrocyanide of iron, sulphate of zinc, and formicate of copper. The first is paramagnetic, the second diamagnetic, and in both cases the principal axes of magnetic induction are ...
‎1857
5
Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms
creep, v. i. 1. crawl; spec, forficulate (nonce word), formicate (rare or med.), worm, swarm, grovel. 2. Referring to plants: run, trail, advance (contextual). t. Meaning " to go stealthily": steal. 4. Referring to the sensation: crawl; spec. formicate (rare),  ...
Frederic Sturges Allen, 1920
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The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
Same as formicate. Every trading vessel in the tropics has its formicine fauna, and cannot help acting as a transporter of all sorts of ants. 11. 0. Forbes, Eastern Archipelago, p. 31. Formicivora (f 6r-mi-siv'o-rii), n . [NL. , < It. formica, an ant, ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
54. formicate (f6r'mi-kat),<T. [<L. formica, an ant, + -a tel.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling an ant or ants. Also formicine. formication (for-mi-ka'shpn), ii. [=F. formi- cution.K. h.formicutio(n-),<formicure, crawl like ants, feel (as the skin) as if crawled ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Same as formicate. Every trading vessel in the tropics has its formicine fauna, and cannot help acting as a transporter of all sorts of ants. //. 0. Forbes, Eastern Archipelago, p. 31. Formicivora (for-mi-siv'o-ra), n. [NL., < L. formica, an ant, + vorare, ...
‎1906
9
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
54. formicate (f6r'mi-kat), a. [<L. formica, anant, + -ate1.} Of, pertaining to, or resembling an ant or ants. Also formicine. formication (for-mi-ka'shon), n. [=P. formication,^ li.formicatio(n-),<. formicare, crawl like ants, feel (as the skin) as if crawled ...
‎1906
10
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Corolla monopctalous, small, white, and membranaceous, gibbous, bilabiate, but without tube; upper lip formicate, bifid, the segments falcate and acuminate; the lower lip three-toothed, very short; the dentures ovate, obtuse. Stamens five, with  ...
‎1843

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