formicate


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formicate

(ˈfɔːmɪˌkeɪt)
vb (intr)
1. to crawl around like ants
2. to swarm with ants or other crawling things
[C17: from Latin formīcāre, from formīca ant]
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formicate


Past participle: formicated
Gerund: formicating

Imperative
formicate
formicate
Present
I formicate
you formicate
he/she/it formicates
we formicate
you formicate
they formicate
Preterite
I formicated
you formicated
he/she/it formicated
we formicated
you formicated
they formicated
Present Continuous
I am formicating
you are formicating
he/she/it is formicating
we are formicating
you are formicating
they are formicating
Present Perfect
I have formicated
you have formicated
he/she/it has formicated
we have formicated
you have formicated
they have formicated
Past Continuous
I was formicating
you were formicating
he/she/it was formicating
we were formicating
you were formicating
they were formicating
Past Perfect
I had formicated
you had formicated
he/she/it had formicated
we had formicated
you had formicated
they had formicated
Future
I will formicate
you will formicate
he/she/it will formicate
we will formicate
you will formicate
they will formicate
Future Perfect
I will have formicated
you will have formicated
he/she/it will have formicated
we will have formicated
you will have formicated
they will have formicated
Future Continuous
I will be formicating
you will be formicating
he/she/it will be formicating
we will be formicating
you will be formicating
they will be formicating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been formicating
you have been formicating
he/she/it has been formicating
we have been formicating
you have been formicating
they have been formicating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been formicating
you will have been formicating
he/she/it will have been formicating
we will have been formicating
you will have been formicating
they will have been formicating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been formicating
you had been formicating
he/she/it had been formicating
we had been formicating
you had been formicating
they had been formicating
Conditional
I would formicate
you would formicate
he/she/it would formicate
we would formicate
you would formicate
they would formicate
Past Conditional
I would have formicated
you would have formicated
he/she/it would have formicated
we would have formicated
you would have formicated
they would have formicated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. formicate - crawl about like ants
crawl, creep - move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
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