fistulate

English

Etymology

Compare Latin fistulatus (“furnished with pipes”).

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪstjʊleɪt/

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• (adjective) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪstjʊlət/

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Verb

fistulate (third-person singular simple present fistulates, present participle fistulating, simple past and past participle fistulated)

1. (obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To make or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe.
   • 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):

     a fistulated ulcer

Adjective

fistulate (not comparable)

1. Hollowed like a fistula.

References

• “fistulate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• faultiest

Latin

Adjective

fistulāte

1. vocative masculine singular of fistulātus