01 a. Resembling, or pertaining to, an ant or ants.
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Resembling, or pertaining to, an ant or ants.(Zool.)
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2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Formicate
· For·mi·cate
· IPA /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mɪkeɪt/
02 v. i. To creep or crawl like ants; swarm with, or as with, ants.
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To creep or crawl like ants; swarm with, or as with, ants.“An open space which formicated with peasantry.” — Lowell.