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▪ I. formicate, a. rare—0.|ˈfɔːmɪkət|
[f. L. formīca ant + -ate.]
Resembling an ant.
1840in Smart.
▪ II. formicate, v.|ˈfɔːmɪkeɪt|
[f. ppl. stem of L. formīcāre: see formicant.]
intr. To crawl like ants; transf. to swarm with moving beings. Hence ˈformicating ppl. a. = formicant.
1684tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. vi. 180 A languid, unequal, or formicating Pulse. 1854Lowell Jrnl. Italy Prose Wks. 1890 I. 165 An open space, which formicated with peasantry. |