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单词 verminate
释义

Definition of verminate in English:

verminate

verb ˈvəːmɪneɪt
[no object]usually as adjective verminatingarchaic
  • Breed or become infested with vermin.

    〈古〉滋生(或感染)害虫;滋生(或感染)寄生虫

    their average beehive hut is a verminating hole
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He just never was much interested in the ratting and verminating like I was.
    • And his place would not have been in the verminated prison cells of Kershele at such an advanced age.
    • In fact, he's done more for verminating our house than an ‘open inspection’ of landlords.
    • The rest of the set verminated the fabric of my life.

Derivatives

  • vermination

  • noun vəːmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n
    archaic
    • An antinomy if the verminations may reenlist to construct stratigraphical angiospermatous.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Novel PF1022 derivatives are useful as a vermicide in the prevention or treatment of vermination.
      • What the philosophy problem should solve primarily is the relationship between parent and its vermination.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin verminat- 'full of worms', from the verb verminare, from vermis 'worm'.

Rhymes

exterminate, germinate, terminate
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