- formicated
- v. crawl like ants, creep like ants; swarm with ants
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Formicate — For mi*cate (f[^o]r m[i^]*k[=a]t), v. i. [See {Formication}.] To creep or crawl like ants; swarm with, or as with, ants. An open space which formicated with peasantry. Lowell. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
formicate — /ˈfɔməkeɪt/ (say fawmuhkayt) verb (i) (formicated, formicating) to swarm with moving beings, as ants. {Latin formīcātus, past participle of formīcāre creep like ants} …
