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menstruate.

To stain with or as if with menses.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmɛnstɹʊeɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˌmɛnstɹuˈeɪt/General-American/ˈmɛnstɹəˌweɪt/General-American/ˌmɛnˈstɹeɪt/General-American
  1. To stain with or as if with menses.

    obsolete · rare · transitive
  2. To undergo menstruation, to have a period.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From menstruum + -ate (verb-forming suffix); sense 2 (“to undergo menstruation”) is possibly a back-formation from menstruation.

adj
  1. Menstrual.

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Italic *mēns Proto-Italic *mēnsis Latin mēnsis Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -tris Latin bimēnstrisbf. ▲ Latin annuusinflu. Latin mēnstruus Latin mēnstruum English menstruum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English menstruate From menstruum + -ate (adjective-forming usffix).

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