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bombilate
bombilate, v. rare—0. (ˈbɒmbɪleɪt) [f. reputed L. *bombilāre, an erroneous reading (commonly accepted in med.L.) of bombitāre to hum, buzz, f. bombus hum, buzz.] intr. To hum, to buzz.Only in mod. Dicts.
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bombinate
ˈbombinate, v. [f. L. bombināre a corrupt or doubtful variant of bombitāre, or bombizāre; see bombilate.] To buzz, make a buzzing noise.[a 1553 Rabelais ii. vii, Questio subtilissima, utrum chimera in vacuo bombinans possit comedere secundas intentiones. (In ridicule of the subtle discussions of the...
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