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Menstruate

//ˈmɛnstɹʊeɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Menstrual. not-comparable, obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To stain with or as if with menses. obsolete, rare, transitive
  2. 2
    undergo menstruation wordnet
  3. 3
    To undergo menstruation, to have a period. intransitive

    "A woman may have every quality or attribute of marriageableness who menstruates irregularly, or rarely, or even who has never menstruated at all."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From menstruum + -ate (adjective-forming usffix).

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