menstruate

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English

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Etymology

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From menstruum +‎ -ate; sense 2 (“to undergo menstruation”) is possibly a back-formation from menstruation.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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menstruate (third-person singular simple present menstruates, present participle menstruating, simple past and past participle menstruated)

  1. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To stain with or as if with menses.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo menstruation, to have a period.
    Synonyms: be on one's period, be on the rag

Alternative forms

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Translations

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Adjective

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menstruate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Menstrual.

References

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  1. ^ menstruate, v.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2001.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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menstruate

  1. inflection of menstruare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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menstruate f pl

  1. feminine plural of menstruato

Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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mēnstruāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of mēnstruō

Spanish

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Verb

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menstruate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of menstruar combined with te