nidificate
1Nidificate — Nid i*fi*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nidificated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nidificating}.] [L. nidificare, nidificatum; nidus nest + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}, and cf. {nest}.] To make a nest. [1913 Webster] Where are the fishes which… …
2nidificate — nidification, n. nidificational, adj. /nid euh fi kayt /, v.i., nidificated, nidificating. to build a nest. [1810 20; < L nidificatus (ptp. of nidificare to build a nest); see NIDIFY, ATE1] * * * …
3nidificate — verb To make or build a nest. Syn: nidify, nidulate …
4nidificate — nid·i·fi·cate …
5nidificate — To build a nest …
6nidificate — /ˈnɪdəfəkeɪt/ (say niduhfuhkayt) verb (i) (nidificated, nidificating) to build a nest. Also, nidify. {Latin nīdificātus, past participle} –nidification /nɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (say niduhfuh kayshuhn), noun …
7nidificate — v.intr. = NIDIFY …
8Nidificated — Nidificate Nid i*fi*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nidificated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nidificating}.] [L. nidificare, nidificatum; nidus nest + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}, and cf. {nest}.] To make a nest. [1913 Webster] Where are the fishes… …
9Nidificating — Nidificate Nid i*fi*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nidificated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nidificating}.] [L. nidificare, nidificatum; nidus nest + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}, and cf. {nest}.] To make a nest. [1913 Webster] Where are the fishes… …
10nid|i|fy — «NIHD uh fy», intransitive verb, fied, fy|ing. to build a nest or nests. ╂[< Latin nīdificāre; see etym. under nidificate (Cf. ↑nidificate)] …
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