nidificatev.

Brit.

/nɪˈdɪfᵻkeɪt/, U.S.

/nɪˈdɪfᵻˌkeɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nīdificāt-, nīdificāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin nīdificāt-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of nīdificāre nidify v.; compare -ficate comb. form. Compare earlier nidification n.

Now rare.

intransitive. To make or build a nest or nests; = nidify v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habitat > inhabit [verb (intransitive)] > nest

nesteOE

buildc1275

nidify1656

nestlec1660

nidificate1814

nide1881

1814 W. E. Leach Zool. Misc. I. 93 Some Pipræ nidificate in hollows.

1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 267/1 All the Birds of Prey..nidificate in lofty situations.

1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 313 This species may be shy and reserved, and consequently nidificates in out-of-the-way situations.

1886 Amer. Naturalist 20 390 Two specimens of kingfishers also to my knowledge nidificate in ants' nests.

1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2931/1 Birds nidificate or nidify in many different and strange ways.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	nidificate
释义	nidificatev. Brit. /nɪˈdɪfᵻkeɪt/, U.S. /nɪˈdɪfᵻˌkeɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nīdificāt-, nīdificāre. Etymology: < classical Latin nīdificāt-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of nīdificāre nidify v.; compare -ficate comb. form. Compare earlier nidification n. Now rare. intransitive. To make or build a nest or nests; = nidify v. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habitat > inhabit [verb (intransitive)] > nest nesteOE buildc1275 nidify1656 nestlec1660 nidificate1814 nide1881 1814 W. E. Leach Zool. Misc. I. 93 Some Pipræ nidificate in hollows. 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 267/1 All the Birds of Prey..nidificate in lofty situations. 1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 313 This species may be shy and reserved, and consequently nidificates in out-of-the-way situations. 1886 Amer. Naturalist 20 390 Two specimens of kingfishers also to my knowledge nidificate in ants' nests. 1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2931/1 Birds nidificate or nidify in many different and strange ways. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1814
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