formicate

English

Etymology

From Latin formica (“ant”) +‎ -ate.

Verb

formicate (third-person singular simple present formicates, present participle formicating, simple past and past participle formicated)

  1. To move like ants.
    • Lowell
      an open space which formicated with peasantry
  2. To have a sensation like the movement of ants.

Adjective

formicate (comparative more formicate, superlative most formicate)

  1. ant-like

Latin

Verb

formīcāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of formīcō
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