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VERMICULATE

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Decorated with wormlike tracery or markingsplay

Example:

vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework

Synonyms:

vermicular; vermiculate; vermiculated

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

fancy (not plain; decorative or ornamented)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by wormsplay

Synonyms:

vermiculate; worm-eaten; wormy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

worn (affected by wear; damaged by long use)

 II. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they vermiculate  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it vermiculates  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: vermiculated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: vermiculated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: vermiculating  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Decorate with wavy or winding linesplay

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "vermiculate" is one way to...):

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

vermiculation (a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings)

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