# menstruate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈmɛnstɹʊeɪt/

## Definitions
1. To stain with or as if with menses.
2. To undergo menstruation, to have a period.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/menstruate