VERMINATE

Etymology

Verb

verminate (third-person singular simple present verminates, present participle verminating, simple past and past participle verminated)

(intransitive) To breed vermin.

Source: Wiktionary


Ver"mi*nate, v. i. Etym: [L. verminare to have worms, fr. vermis a worm.]

Definition: To breed vermin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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