▪ I. † menstruate, a. Obs.
[ad. late L. (Vulg.) mēnstruātus, f. mēnstru-um: see menstruum.]
Menstruous.
| 1382 Wyclif Ezek. xxii. 10 Thei meekeden in thee the vnclennes of the menstruate womman. c 1425 Found. St. Barthol. 18 That welle of pyte, that was and is opyne to the menstruat womane and synful man. |
▪ II. menstruate, v.
(ˈmɛnstruːeɪt)
[f. L. mēnstruāt-, ppl. stem of mēnstruāre, f. mēnstrua monthly courses: see menstruum and -ate3.]
1. intr. To discharge the catamenia.
| 1800 Med. Jrnl. IV. 529 Has never menstruated. 1866 Tanner Pregnancy i. 8 Some few girls, however, menstruate as early as the 11th, 12th, or 13th year. |
2. trans. To pollute as with menstrual blood.
| 16.. Cleveland On O.P. sick 8 Wks. (1687), The reeking Steam of thy fresh Villanies Would spot the Stars, and menstruate the Skies. |
Hence ˈmenstruating ppl. a.
| 1872 T. G. Thomas Dis. Women (ed. 3) 60 Evil often results to a menstruating woman thus constantly exposed. 1901 Brit. Med. Jrnl. No. 2097. 593 The changes in the menstruating uterus. |