fistulate

English edit

Etymology edit

Compare Latin fistulatus (“furnished with pipes”).

Pronunciation edit

(verb) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪstjʊleɪt/
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(adjective) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪstjʊlət/
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Verb edit

fistulate (third-person singular simple present fistulates, present participle fistulating, simple past and past participle fistulated)

(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To make or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe.
- 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC:
  a fistulated ulcer

Adjective edit

fistulate (not comparable)

Hollowed like a fistula.

References edit

“fistulate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams edit

faultiest

Latin edit

Adjective edit

fistulāte

vocative masculine singular of fistulātus