sonicate

sonicate

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os
Latin sonus
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English sonic
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
English sonicate

    From sonic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

    Verb

    sonicate (third-person singular simple present sonicates, present participle sonicating, simple past and past participle sonicated)

    1. (transitive) To disrupt with ultrasonic sound waves.

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