nidificate

First attested in 1814; borrowed from Latin nīdificātus, perfect passive participle of nīdificō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from nīdus (“a nest, dwelling of animals”) + -ficō (“to make, build”). Doublet of nidify and cognate with French nidifier.

• IPA^(key): /nɪˈdɪfɪˌkeɪt/

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nidificate (third-person singular simple present nidificates, present participle nidificating, simple past and past participle nidificated)

1. (intransitive) To make or build a nest.

   Synonyms: nidify, nidulate, nest

• nidifugous

• Nidification in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

nidificate

1. inflection of nidificare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

nidificate f pl

1. feminine plural of nidificato

• deificanti, edificanti, identifica

nīdificāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of nīdificō

nidificate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of nidificar combined with te