different between vermin vs verminate

English

Etymology

From Middle English vermyn, from Anglo-Norman and Old French vermine, from Vulgar Latin *verminum (“vermin”), collective noun formed from Latin vermis (“worm”). See also worm.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?v?m?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?v??m?n/
• Rhymes: -??(?)m?n

Noun

vermin (countable and uncountable, plural vermin or vermins)

1. (countable or uncountable) Any one of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance. [from c. 1300]

   The area was plagued by all sorts of vermin: fleas, lice, mice, and rats to name a few.

2. (countable or uncountable) Animals that prey on game, such as foxes or weasels.
3. (countable or uncountable) Obnoxious, or mean and offensive person or people. [from 1560s]

   Bring these vermin to the Palace of Justice.

Derived terms

• verminicide

Translations

See also

• varmint

Anagrams

• Mervin

English

Etymology

From the Latin verminare (“to have worms”), from vermis (“worm”).

Verb

verminate (third-person singular simple present verminates, present participle verminating, simple past and past participle verminated)

1. (intransitive) To breed vermin.

   That old dog just doesn't do much anymore; he mostly masticates and verminates.

Italian

Verb

verminate

1. second-person plural present indicative of verminare
2. second-person plural imperative of verminare
3. feminine plural of the past participle of verminare