formicate

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin formīca (“ant”) +‎ -ate.

Verb

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  1. To move like ants.
    • (Can we date this quote by Lowell and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      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

(deprecated template usage) formīcāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of formīcō
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