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Definition of: vermiculate
(vər·mik′yə·lāt) v.t. ·lat·ed, ·lat·ing
1. To adorn with tracery simulating the tracks of worms.
2. To make worm–eaten; infest with worms.
—adjective
1. Wormlike or covered with wormlike markings.
2. Having the motions of a worm; insinuating; wavy.
3. Worm–eaten. [<L vermiculatus, pp. of vermiculari be worm–eaten <vermiculus, dim. of vermis a worm]
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