menstruate

Alternative forms

• menstrate (nonstandard, possibly proscribed)

Etymology

From Latin mēnstruum + -ate or back-formation from menstruation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛnstɹuˈeɪt/, /ˌmɛnˈstɹeɪt/ (the latter pronunciation leading to the spelling menstrate)
• Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

menstruate (third-person singular simple present menstruates, present participle menstruating, simple past and past participle menstruated)

1. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To stain with or as if with menses.
2. (intransitive) To undergo menstruation; have a period.

Adjective

menstruate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) menstrual

Anagrams

• tsunameter

Verb

menstruate

1. second-person plural present indicative of menstruare
2. second-person plural imperative of menstruare
3. feminine singular of the past participle of menstruare

Verb

menstruāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of menstruō