menstruate

== English == === Etymology 1 === From menstruum +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix); sense 2 (“to undergo menstruation”) is possibly a back-formation from menstruation. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɛnstɹʊeɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɛnstɹuˈeɪt/, /ˈmɛnstɹəˌweɪt/, /ˌmɛnˈstɹeɪt/ (the latter pronunciation leading to the spelling menstrate) Rhymes: -eɪt Hyphenation: men‧stru‧ate ==== Verb ==== menstruate (third-person singular simple present menstruates, present participle menstruating, simple past and past participle menstruated) (transitive, obsolete, rare) To stain with or as if with menses. (intransitive) To undergo menstruation, to have a period. Synonyms: be on one's period, be on the rag ===== Alternative forms ===== menstrate (nonstandard, possibly proscribed) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== menstrual menstruation menstruator menstruous ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From menstruum + -ate (adjective-forming usffix). ==== Adjective ==== menstruate (not comparable) (obsolete) Menstrual. === References === === Further reading === menstruation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === tsunameter == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== menstruate inflection of menstruare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== menstruate f pl feminine plural of menstruato === Anagrams === mestruante == Latin == === Verb === mēnstruāte second-person plural present active imperative of mēnstruō == Spanish == === Verb === menstruate second-person singular voseo imperative of menstruar combined with te