menstruate

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menstruate^¹

/ˈmɛnstɹʊeɪt/ UK
/ˌmɛnstɹuˈeɪt/ US
/ˈmɛnstɹəˌweɪt/ US
/ˌmɛnˈstɹeɪt/ US

Rhymes with -eɪt

Where it comes from

From menstruum + -ate (verb-forming suffix); sense 2 (“to undergo menstruation”) is possibly a back-formation from menstruation.

verb menstruates · menstruating · menstruated · menstrate

obsolete, rare, transitive To stain with or as if with menses.
intransitive To undergo menstruation, to have a period. A woman may have every quality or attribute of marriageableness who menstruates irregularly, or rarely, or even who has never menstruated at all.
Similar: be on one's period, be on the rag

menstruate^²

adjective

not comparable, obsolete Menstrual.

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verb to undergo menstruation

Español	menstruar
日本語	生理がある seiri ga aru
中文	來月經 /来月经 lái yuèjīng, 行經 /行经 xíngjīng
Português	menstruar
Français	avoir ses règles
Deutsch	menstruieren, den Monatsfluss haben
Italiano	mestruare, menstruare, avere il ciclo
Русский	менструи́ровать menstruírovatʹ, име́ть ме́сячные imétʹ mésjačnyje, име́ть менструа́цию imétʹ menstruáciju, быть в пери́оде менструа́ции bytʹ v període menstruácii
Tiếng Việt	có kinh nguyệt
العربية	حَاضَ ḥāḍa

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@misc{menstruate_2026,
  title = {menstruate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/menstruate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}