menstruate

[ men-stroo-eyt, -streyt ]

/ ˈmɛn struˌeɪt, -streɪt /

verb (used without object), men·stru·at·ed, men·stru·at·ing.

Nearby words

menstrual, menstrual cycle, menstrual extraction, menstrual period, menstruant, menstruate, menstruation, menstruous, menstruum, mensurable, mensural

Origin of menstruate

1640–50; v. use of earlier menstruate menstruous, Middle English < Late Latin mēnstruātus, equivalent to mēnstru(a) monthly courses (see menstrual) + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsun·men·stru·at·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for menstruate

For instance, some women use it not only to curb premenstrual symptoms, but also to control when they menstruate.
The Pill Is More Than Birth Control|Keli Goff|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The always-edifying Ann Coulter tweeted that Marines were “protecting his right to menstruate.”
Chris Hayes’s Honesty Mistake: Troops Need Citizens Questioning Policy|Peter Beinart|May 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Today the most basic choice is whether or not to menstruate at all.
Tackling A Feminine Taboo|Danielle Friedman|November 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The drugs allow women to menstruate just four or fewer times a year.
Tackling A Feminine Taboo|Danielle Friedman|November 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST

I ceased to menstruate for about a year, which my doctor has said could have a lasting impact on my fertility.
Was I Born Anorexic?|Rachel Shukert|April 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The average age is fourteen years, though there is no reason to worry if a girl does not menstruate for a number of years later.
The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4)|W. Grant Hague
Don't wait to see if you do not menstruate (monthly sickness) but make it your duty to see that you do.
Family Limitation|Margaret Sanger
A strong, robust, full-blooded girl will menstruate at an earlier age, than will a sickly anemic girl.
The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4)|W. Grant Hague
Four months before admission, the patient did not menstruate but was said not to have worried about this.
Benign Stupors|August Hoch
Many women do not menstruate and do not become pregnant while they are nursing.
Woman|William J. Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for menstruate

menstruate

/ (ˈmɛnstrʊˌeɪt) /

verb

(intr) to undergo menstruation

Word Origin for menstruate

C17: from Latin menstruāre, from mensis month

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Word Origin and History for menstruate

menstruate

1680s, probably a back-formation from menstruation, or else from Latin menstruatus, past participle of menstruare. Related: Menstruated; menstruating.

menstruate

verb (used without object), men·stru·at·ed, men·stru·at·ing.

Nearby words

Origin of menstruate

Examples from the Web for menstruate

British Dictionary definitions for menstruate

menstruate

verb

Word Origin for menstruate

Word Origin and History for menstruate

menstruate

Medicine definitions for menstruate

menstruate

v.