bəˌneɪt verb (used without object), bom·bi·nat·ed, bom·bi·nat·ing.
to make a humming or buzzing noise.
Origin:
1875–80; < Neo-Latin bombinātus, past participle of bombināre, apparently coined by Rabelais on basis of Latin bombilāre to hum, buzz < Greek bombyliázein, derivative of bómbos; see bomb
1875–80; < Neo-Latin bombinātus, past participle of bombināre, apparently coined by Rabelais on basis of Latin bombilāre to hum, buzz < Greek bombyliázein, derivative of bómbos; see bomb
Related forms
bom·bi·na·tion, noun
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| —vb | |
| literary (intr) Also (rare): bombilate to make a buzzing noise | |
| [C19: from Latin bombināre, variant of bombilāre to buzz] | |
| bombi'nation | |
| —n | |
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bombinate
"make a buzzing noise," 1816 (bombination), from L. bombinare, corrupted from bombitare "to hum, buzz," from bombus "a deep, hollow sound; hum, buzz," echoic.
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