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English
Etymology
Compare Latin fistulatus (“furnished with pipes”).
Pronunciation
- (verb) IPA(key): /ˈfɪstjʊleɪt/
- (adjective) IPA(key): /ˈfɪstjʊlət/
Verb
fistulate (third-person singular simple present fistulates, present participle fistulating, simple past and past participle fistulated)
- (obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To make or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe.
1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; , London: Iohn Williams , →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):
Adjective
fistulate (not comparable)
- Hollowed like a fistula.
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Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
fistulāte
- vocative masculine singular of fistulātus