MENSTRUATE


Meaning of MENSTRUATE in English

[ 'mɛnstrʊeɪt ]

■ verb (of a non-pregnant woman) discharge blood and other material from the lining of the uterus at intervals of about one lunar month.

Derivatives

menstruation noun

Origin

C17 (earlier (ME) as menstruous ): from late L. menstruat- , menstruare '~', from menstrua 'menses'.

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