vermiculate
/vəˈmɪk.jʊlˌeɪt/verb, adjective
vermiculate is a verb meaning “To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-E-R-M-I-C-U-L-A-T-E and has 4 syllables.
What does vermiculate mean?
verb
- 1
To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.
adjective
- 1
Like a worm; resembling a worm.
- 2
Vermiculated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce vermiculate?
- UK /vəˈmɪk.jʊlˌeɪt/
- UK /vəˈmɪk.jəlˌeɪt/
- UK /vɜː-/
As an adjective (“Like a worm; resembling a worm”): /vəˈmɪk.jʊl.ət/, /vəˈmɪk.jəl.eɪt/, /vɜː-/.
Vermiculate has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vermiculate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vermiculate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vermiculate
- vermiculates present, singular, he/she/it
- vermiculating participle, present
- vermiculated participle, past
- more vermiculate comparative
- most vermiculate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vermiculate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Decorated with lines like worm tracks:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vermiculé, vermiculée |
| Spanish | vermiculado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does vermiculate come from?
Borrowed from Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”), past participle of vermiculor (“to be full of worms or worm-eaten”), from vermiculus (“little worm”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).