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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INFIBULATE

From Latin infībulāre, from in-² + fibula clasp, fibula.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INFIBULATE

infibulate  [ɪnˈfɪbjʊˌleɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFIBULATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Infibulate 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 infibulate in English.

WHAT DOES INFIBULATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

infibulate

Infibulation

Infibulation is the surgical modification or mutilation of the genitals in males and females, particularly the foreskin, labia minora and labia majora. This can range from suturing to complete removal, with each done for different reasons.

Definition of infibulate in the English dictionary

The definition of infibulate in the dictionary is to enclose with a clasp.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO INFIBULATE

PRESENT

Present
I infibulate
you infibulate
he/she/it infibulates
we infibulate
you infibulate
they infibulate
Present continuous
I am infibulating
you are infibulating
he/she/it is infibulating
we are infibulating
you are infibulating
they are infibulating
Present perfect
I have infibulated
you have infibulated
he/she/it has infibulated
we have infibulated
you have infibulated
they have infibulated
Present perfect continuous
I have been infibulating
you have been infibulating
he/she/it has been infibulating
we have been infibulating
you have been infibulating
they have been infibulating
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 infibulated
you infibulated
he/she/it infibulated
we infibulated
you infibulated
they infibulated
Past continuous
I was infibulating
you were infibulating
he/she/it was infibulating
we were infibulating
you were infibulating
they were infibulating
Past perfect
I had infibulated
you had infibulated
he/she/it had infibulated
we had infibulated
you had infibulated
they had infibulated
Past perfect continuous
I had been infibulating
you had been infibulating
he/she/it had been infibulating
we had been infibulating
you had been infibulating
they had been infibulating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you infibulate
we let´s infibulate
you infibulate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to infibulate
Past participle
infibulated
Present Participle
infibulating
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 INFIBULATE


accumulate
əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt
calculate
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪt
circulate
ˈsɜːkjʊˌleɪt
coagulate
kəʊˈæɡjʊˌleɪt
congratulate
kənˈɡrætjʊˌleɪt
cumulate
ˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt
ejaculate
ɪˈdʒækjʊˌleɪt
emulate
ˈɛmjʊˌleɪt
formulate
ˈfɔːmjʊˌleɪt
insulate
ˈɪnsjʊˌleɪt
manipulate
məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪt
modulate
ˈmɒdjʊˌleɪt
populate
ˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt
postulate
ˈpɒstjʊˌleɪt
reformulate
riːˈfɔːmjʊˌleɪt
regulate
ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt
simulate
ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt
speculate
ˈspɛkjʊˌleɪt
stimulate
ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪt
stipulate
ˈstɪpjʊˌleɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFIBULATE

infeudation
infibulation
inficete
infidel
infidelic
infidelities
infidelity
infield
infielder
infieldsman
infight
infighter
infighting
infill
infilling
infiltrate
infiltration
infiltrative
infiltrator
infima

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFIBULATE

absquatulate
articulate
chocolate
consulate
copulate
demodulate
depopulate
deregulate
emasculate
geniculate
immaculate
matriculate
ovulate
particulate
recalculate
recirculate
repopulate
reticulate
triangulate
undulate
ungulate

Synonyms and antonyms of infibulate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «infibulate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFIBULATE

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

Translator English - Chinese

infibulate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

infibular
570 millions of speakers

English

infibulate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

infibulate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

infibulate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

infibulate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

infibulate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

infibulate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infibule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berwibawa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

infibulate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

infibulate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

infibulate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Infibulate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

infibulate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

infibulate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्पष्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

infibulate
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infibulate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

infibulate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

infibulate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

infibulate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

infibulate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

infibulate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

infibulate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

infibulate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of infibulate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFIBULATE»

The term «infibulate» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.445 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFIBULATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «infibulate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «infibulate» 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 infibulate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFIBULATE»

Discover the use of infibulate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to infibulate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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De Quincey's works ...
Thomas De Quincey. age, be assured that up and down his writings will be detected hooks and eyes lurking more or less obscurely, that are fitted to infibulate him (or perhaps meant to infibulate him) into the great draperies and arras of the ...
Thomas De Quincey, 1871
2
Essays on Philosophical Writers and Other Men of Letters: ...
Perhaps it is, but infibulate'cannot be a plagiarism, because I never saw the word before; and, in fact, I have this moment invented it, in orderto express an extra interest in the subject. The embarrassment is this: Imust have some amusement for ...
Thomas De Quincey, 1854
3
De Quincey's Writings: Essays on philosophical writers and ...
... will be detected hooks and eyes lurking more or less obscurely, that are fitted to infibulate him (or perhaps meant to infibulate him) into the great draperies and arras of the philosophical speculations hanging down to coming generations.
Thomas De Quincey, James Thomas Fields, 1854
4
The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art
Perhaps it is, but infibulate cannot be a plagiarism, because I never saw the word before ; and, in fact, I have this moment invented it, in order to express an extra interest in the subject. The embarrassment is this : I must have some amusement  ...
‎1852
5
The Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature
Perhaps it is, but infibulate cannot be a plagiarism, because I never saw the word before ; and, in fact, I have this moment invented it, in order to express an extra interest in the subject. The embarrassment is this : I must have some amusement  ...
John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, 1852
6
Essays on philosophical writers and other men of letters
Perhaps it is, but infibulate cannot be a plagiarism, because I never saw the word before ; and, in fact, I have this moment invented it, in order to express an extra interest in the subject. The embarrassment is this : I must have some amusement  ...
Thomas De Quincey, 1856
7
Suspira de profundis
Thomas De Quincey. age, be assured that up and down his writings will be detected hooks and eyes lurking more or less obscurely, that are fitted to infibulate him (or perhaps meant to infibulate him) into the great draperies and arras of the ...
Thomas De Quincey, 1873
8
The Works of Thomas De Quincey: Suspira de profundis, being ...
Thomas De Quincey. age, be assured that up and down his writings will be detected hooks and eyes lurking more or less obscurely, that are fitted to infibulate him (or perhaps meant to infibulate him) into the great draperies and arras of the ...
Thomas De Quincey, 1871
9
Suspira de profundis, being a sequel to the Confessions of ...
Thomas De Quincey. age, be assured that up and down his writings will be detected hooks and eyes lurking more or less obscurely, that are fitted to infibulate him (or perhaps meant to infibulate him) into the great draperies and arras of the ...
Thomas De Quincey, 1871
10
De Quincey's Writings
... hanging down to coming generations. ' Hooks and eyes ! ' Is not that image strictly a plagiarism from some respectable tailor and habit-maker ? Perhaps it is, but infibulate cannot be a plagiarism, because I never saw the word before ; and,  ...
Thomas De Quincey, James Thomas Fields, 1854

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFIBULATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term infibulate is used in the context of the following news items.
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The FGM showtrial: this case should never have come to court
The prosecution was brought under the FGM Act 2003, which says it is an offence for any person: '(a) to excise, infibulate or otherwise mutilate ... «Spiked, Feb 15»
2
In the matter of B and G (Children) (No 2) [2015] EWFC 3
In his judgment at paragraph 11, Sir James states that "for the purposes of the criminal law what is prohibited is is to 'excise, infibulate or ... «Family Law Week, Jan 15»
3
Re B and G (Children) (No 2) [2015] EWFC 3
[11] It will be seen that for the purposes of the criminal law what is prohibited is to “excise, infibulate or otherwise mutilate” the “whole or any ... «Family Law, Jan 15»
4
Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation in the UK: The Way Forward
... criminal offence for a UK national or permanent resident to excise, infibulate or otherwise mutilate the whole or any part of a girl's labia major, ... «Huffington Post UK, Dec 12»
5
"I was robbed of my life" - survivor of genital cutting
“After I arrived in Britain in 1996 I heard about a hospital which could de-infibulate women. By this time it was affecting my life very badly and ... «TrustLaw, Sep 12»
6
Police Lack Capacity to Combat FGM
(2) For the purposes of this section 'excise' means to remove the prepuce, the clitoris and all or part of the labia minora; 'infibulate' includes ... «AllAfrica.com, Feb 12»

REFERENCE
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