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formi·cate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. formicateverb

    crawl about like ants

Wiktionary

  1. formicateverb

    To move like ants.

  2. formicateverb

    To have a sensation like the movement of ants.

  3. Etymology: From formica (ant) + -ate.

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  1. formicate

    Formicate is a verb with two unrelated meanings: 1) In zoology, it refers to the act of resembling or mimicking ants in either behavior or form. 2) In a more general sense derived from Latin ("formicāre"), it means to feel or experience a sensation similar to tiny insects crawling on the skin.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Formicateadjective

    resembling, or pertaining to, an ant or ants

  2. Etymology: [See Formication.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of formicate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of formicate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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