NIDIFICATE

Etymology

Verb

nidificate (third-person singular simple present nidificates, present participle nidificating, simple past and past participle nidificated)

(intransitive) To make or build a nest.

Synonyms

• nidify

• nidulate

Source: Wiktionary


Nid"i*fi*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Nidificated; p. pr. & vb. n. Nidificating.] Etym: [L. nidificare, nidificatum; nidus nest + - ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy, and cf. nest.]

Definition: To make a nest. Where are the fishes which nidificated in trees Lowell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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