vermiculate
vermiculate · vermiculates · vermiculated · vermiculating
To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of wormsTo decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.
UK/vəˈmɪk.jʊlˌeɪt/US/vɚˈmɪk.jəlˌeɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesTo decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.
decorate with wavy or winding lines
Origin
Borrowed from Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”), past participle of vermiculor (Borrowed from Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”), past participle of vermiculor (“to be full of worms or worm-eaten”), from vermiculus (“little worm”).
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Forms
vermiculates, vermiculating, vermiculated, vermiculated| Base form | vermiculate · to vermiculate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | vermiculates |
| Present participle | vermiculating |
| Past simple | vermiculated |
| Past participle | vermiculated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedvermiculation
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