menstruate

[ men-stroo-eyt, -streyt ]
/ ˈmɛn struˌeɪt, -streɪt /

verb (used without object), men·stru·at·ed, men·stru·at·ing.

to undergo menstruation.

Origin of menstruate

1640–50; v. use of earlier menstruate menstruous, Middle English < Late Latin mēnstruātus, equivalent to mēnstru(a) monthly courses (see menstrual) + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM menstruate

un·men·stru·at·ing, adjective

Words nearby menstruate

menstrual, menstrual cycle, menstrual extraction, menstrual period, menstruant, menstruate, menstruation, menstruous, menstruum, mensurable, mensural

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British Dictionary definitions for menstruating

menstruate
/ (ˈmɛnstrʊˌeɪt) /

verb

(intr) to undergo menstruation

Word Origin for menstruate

C17: from Latin menstruāre, from mensis month

Medical definitions for menstruating

menstruate
[ mĕn′strōō-āt′ ]

v.

To undergo menstruation.