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verminate
CIDE DICTIONARY
verminate, v. i. [L. verminare to have worms, fr. vermis a worm.].
To breed vermin. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
verminate, v.intr.
1 breed vermin.
2 become infested with parasites.
1 breed vermin.
2 become infested with parasites.
Derivative
vermination n.
Etymology
L verminare verminat- f. vermis worm
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