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VESICULATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vesiculate mean? 

VESICULATE (verb)
  The verb VESICULATE has 2 senses:

1. become vesicular or full of air cellsplay

2. cause to become vesicular or full of air cellsplay

  Familiarity information: VESICULATE used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VESICULATE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they vesiculate  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it vesiculates  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: vesiculated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: vesiculated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: vesiculating  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Become vesicular or full of air cells

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The organs vesiculated

Hypernyms (to "vesiculate" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Verb group:

vesiculate (cause to become vesicular or full of air cells)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

vesiculation (the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to become vesicular or full of air cells

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

vesiculate an organ

Hypernyms (to "vesiculate" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Verb group:

vesiculate (become vesicular or full of air cells)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

vesiculation (the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin)


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