vermiculate

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vermiculate

/vəˈmɪk.jʊlˌeɪt/ UK
/vəˈmɪk.jəlˌeɪt/ UK
/vɜː-/ UK
/vɚˈmɪk.jəlˌeɪt/ US
/vəˈmɪk.jʊl.ət/ UK
/vəˈmɪk.jəl.eɪt/ UK
/vɚˈmɪk.jəlˌət/ US

Rhymes with -ɪkjʊleɪt, -ɪkjʊlɪt

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Borrowed from Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”), past participle of vermiculor (“to be full of worms or worm-eaten”), from vermiculus (“little worm”).

verb vermiculates · vermiculating · vermiculated

To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.

adjective more vermiculate · most vermiculate

Like a worm; resembling a worm.
Vermiculated.

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adj Decorated with lines like worm tracks.

Español	vermiculado
Français	vermiculé, vermiculée

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"vermiculate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vermiculate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{vermiculate_2026,
  title = {vermiculate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vermiculate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}