English

Verb

terebrate ‎(third-person singular simple present terebrates, present participle terebrating, simple past and past participle terebrated)

1. To bore or perforate.

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Usage notes

• The present participle terebrating is applied mainly to mollusks that make holes in rocks, wood, etc. and to certain kinds of pain, especially those of locomotor ataxia.

Italian

Verb

terebrate

1. second-person plural present indicative of terebrare
2. second-person plural imperative of terebrare
3. feminine plural of terebrato

Latin

Verb

terebrāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of terebrō