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spe·ci·a·tion S0614800 (spē′shē-ā′shən, -sē-)n. The formation of new biological species through the process of evolution.
[speci(es) + -ation.]
spe′ci·ate′ v.spe′ci·a′tion·al adj.speciate (ˈspiːsɪˌeɪt) vb (Biology) to form or develop into a new biological species[C20: back formation from speciation]speciate
Past participle: speciated
Gerund: speciating
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| speciate | | speciate |
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| I speciate | | you speciate | | he/she/it speciates | | we speciate | | you speciate | | they speciate |
| Preterite |
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| I speciated | | you speciated | | he/she/it speciated | | we speciated | | you speciated | | they speciated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am speciating | | you are speciating | | he/she/it is speciating | | we are speciating | | you are speciating | | they are speciating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have speciated | | you have speciated | | he/she/it has speciated | | we have speciated | | you have speciated | | they have speciated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was speciating | | you were speciating | | he/she/it was speciating | | we were speciating | | you were speciating | | they were speciating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had speciated | | you had speciated | | he/she/it had speciated | | we had speciated | | you had speciated | | they had speciated |
| Future |
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| I will speciate | | you will speciate | | he/she/it will speciate | | we will speciate | | you will speciate | | they will speciate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have speciated | | you will have speciated | | he/she/it will have speciated | | we will have speciated | | you will have speciated | | they will have speciated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be speciating | | you will be speciating | | he/she/it will be speciating | | we will be speciating | | you will be speciating | | they will be speciating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been speciating | | you have been speciating | | he/she/it has been speciating | | we have been speciating | | you have been speciating | | they have been speciating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been speciating | | you will have been speciating | | he/she/it will have been speciating | | we will have been speciating | | you will have been speciating | | they will have been speciating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been speciating | | you had been speciating | | he/she/it had been speciating | | we had been speciating | | you had been speciating | | they had been speciating |
| Conditional |
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| I would speciate | | you would speciate | | he/she/it would speciate | | we would speciate | | you would speciate | | they would speciate |
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| I would have speciated | | you would have speciated | | he/she/it would have speciated | | we would have speciated | | you would have speciated | | they would have speciated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | speciate - evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environmentdifferentiate, specialise, specializeevolve - undergo development or evolution; "Modern man evolved a long time ago" |
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Synonyms for speciateverb evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environmentSynonyms- differentiate
- specialise
- specialize
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