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spe·ci·a·tion
(spē′shē-ā′shən, -sē-)n.
The formation of new biological species through the process of evolution.
spe′ci·ate′ v.
spe′ci·a′tion·al adj.
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speciate
(ˈspiːsɪˌeɪt)vb
(Biology) to form or develop into a new biological species
[C20: back formation from speciation]
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speciate
Past participle: speciated
Gerund: speciating
| Imperative |
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| speciate |
| speciate |
| Present |
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| I speciate |
| you speciate |
| he/she/it speciates |
| we speciate |
| you speciate |
| they speciate |
| Preterite |
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| I speciated |
| you speciated |
| he/she/it speciated |
| we speciated |
| you speciated |
| they speciated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am speciating |
| you are speciating |
| he/she/it is speciating |
| we are speciating |
| you are speciating |
| they are speciating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have speciated |
| you have speciated |
| he/she/it has speciated |
| we have speciated |
| you have speciated |
| they have speciated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was speciating |
| you were speciating |
| he/she/it was speciating |
| we were speciating |
| you were speciating |
| they were speciating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had speciated |
| you had speciated |
| he/she/it had speciated |
| we had speciated |
| you had speciated |
| they had speciated |
| Future |
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| I will speciate |
| you will speciate |
| he/she/it will speciate |
| we will speciate |
| you will speciate |
| they will speciate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have speciated |
| you will have speciated |
| he/she/it will have speciated |
| we will have speciated |
| you will have speciated |
| they will have speciated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be speciating |
| you will be speciating |
| he/she/it will be speciating |
| we will be speciating |
| you will be speciating |
| they will be speciating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been speciating |
| you have been speciating |
| he/she/it has been speciating |
| we have been speciating |
| you have been speciating |
| they have been speciating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been speciating |
| you will have been speciating |
| he/she/it will have been speciating |
| we will have been speciating |
| you will have been speciating |
| they will have been speciating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been speciating |
| you had been speciating |
| he/she/it had been speciating |
| we had been speciating |
| you had been speciating |
| they had been speciating |
| Conditional |
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| I would speciate |
| you would speciate |
| he/she/it would speciate |
| we would speciate |
| you would speciate |
| they would speciate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have speciated |
| you would have speciated |
| he/she/it would have speciated |
| we would have speciated |
| you would have speciated |
| they would have speciated |
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Verb 1. speciate - evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
evolve - undergo development or evolution; "Modern man evolved a long time ago"
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