vesiculate

US: (adj. və sik′yə lit, -lāt′; v. və sik′yə lāt′)

Inflections of 'vesiculate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

vesiculates

v 3rd person singular

vesiculating

v pres p

vesiculated

v past

vesiculated

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ve•sic•u•late  (adj. və sik′yə lit, -lāt′;v. və sik′yə lāt′), adj., v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
adj. 

1. Pathology characterized by or covered with vesicles.
2. Pathology of the nature of a vesicle.

v.t., v.i. 

3. to make or become vesicular.

• Neo-Latin vēsīculātus, equivalent. to Latin vēsīcul(a) vesicle + -ātus -ate¹
• 1820–30

ve•sic′u•la′tion, n. 

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vesiculate verb / vɛˈsɪkjʊˌleɪt/

1. to make (an organ or part) vesicular or (of an organ or part) to become vesicular

adjective / vɛˈsɪkjʊlɪt -ˌleɪt/

1. containing, resembling, or characterized by a vesicle or vesicles