English Explanatory Dictionary

vermiculate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.
adj
  1. Like a worm; resembling a worm.
  2. Vermiculated.

Pronunciation

/vəˈmɪk.jʊlˌeɪt/ /vəˈmɪk.jəlˌeɪt/ /vɜː-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vermiculate.wav /vɚˈmɪk.jəlˌeɪt/ /vəˈmɪk.jʊl.ət/ /vəˈmɪk.jəl.eɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vermiculate2.wav /vɚˈmɪk.jəlˌət/

Word forms

vermiculate vermiculates vermiculating vermiculated more vermiculate most vermiculate

Etymology

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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