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menstruate

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verb/ˈmɛnstɹʊeɪt//ˌmɛnstɹuˈeɪt//ˈmɛnstɹəˌweɪt/
  1. 1

    To stain with or as if with menses.obsoleteraretransitive

  2. 2

    To undergo menstruation, to have a period.intransitive

    • A woman may have every quality or attribute of marriageableness who menstruates irregularly, or rarely, or even who has never menstruated at all.
    • Among the ancient Iranians, the puerpera, like the menstruating woman, was regarded as "unclean".
adj
  1. 1

    Menstrual.not-comparableobsolete

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