formicate

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  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling an ant or ants. Also formicine.
  2. To swarm (in the manner of ants). Lowell.

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  1. from Latin formica, an ant, + -ate.
  2. Latin formicare, swarm as ants, from formica, an ant.
 

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