nidificate

[ nid-uh-fi-keyt ]

verb (used without object)

, nid·i·fi·cat·ed, nid·i·fi·cat·ing.

1. to build a nest.

Other Words From

• nidi·fi·cation noun
• nidi·fi·cation·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nidificate¹

1810–20; < Latin nīdificātus (past participle of nīdificāre to build a nest); nidify, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Fly-catchers usually nidificate in the neighbourhood of water, because that element favours the existence of their insect food.

From Project Gutenberg

Nidificate: to nest: applied when eggs are placed in a prepared receptaculum.

From Project Gutenberg

In July and August not less than thirty species of waterfowl nidificate.

From Project Gutenberg

Be quick, sirra, and nidificate for yourself somewhere else.

From Project Gutenberg

In the wild districts of the West, the birds nidificate in caves that abound in the bluffs along the sea-shore.

From Project Gutenberg