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menstruate

v.
US //ˈmɛnstɹuˌeɪt// UK //mˈɛnstɹuːˌeɪt// men·stru·ate Archaic
Synonyms
Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From menstruum + -ate (adjective-forming usffix).

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