antennate
antennate · antennates · antennated · antennating
To bring one's antennae into contact with another insectTo bring one's antennae into contact with another insect.
Meaning
1 sensesTo bring one's antennae into contact with another insect.
Origin
From antenna + -ate (verb-forming suffix).From antenna + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Forms
antennates, antennating, antennated, antennated| Base form | antennate · to antennate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | antennates |
| Present participle | antennating |
| Past simple | antennated |
| Past participle | antennated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedantennation
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.