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creep vs formicate

formicate vs creep

creep is a noun but formicate is not a noun.

creep and formicate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
creep Yes No Yes No
formicate No No Yes No
As verbs, formicate is a hyponym of creep; that is, formicate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than creep:
  • creep: move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
  • formicate: crawl about like ants
creep (noun) formicate (noun)
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
creep (verb) formicate (verb)
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground crawl about like ants
to go stealthily or furtively
grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
show submission or fear
Difference between creep and formicate

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