terebrate

== English == === Etymology === From Latin terebratus, past participle of terebrare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (adjective) /ˈtɛɹɪbɹət/ IPA(key): (verb) /ˈtɛɹɪbɹeɪt/ === Adjective === terebrate (not comparable) Provided with a borer. === Verb === terebrate (third-person singular simple present terebrates, present participle terebrating, simple past and past participle terebrated) To bore or perforate. ==== Usage notes ==== The verb terebrate is applied mainly to mollusks that make holes in rocks, wood, etc. and to certain kinds of pain, especially those of locomotor ataxia. === References === “terebrate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== terebrate inflection of terebrare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== terebrate f pl feminine plural of terebrato == Latin == === Verb === terebrāte second-person plural present active imperative of terebrō