menstruate

[men-stroo-eyt, -streyt] /ˈmɛn struˌeɪt, -streɪt/
verb (used without object), menstruated, menstruating.
1.
to undergo menstruation.
Origin
1640-50; v. use of earlier menstruate menstruous, Middle English < Late Latin mēnstruātus, equivalent to mēnstru(a) monthly courses (see menstrual) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
unmenstruating, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for menstruating

menstruate

/ˈmɛnstrʊˌeɪt/
verb
1.
(intransitive) to undergo menstruation
Word Origin
C17: from Latin menstruāre, from mensis month
Word Origin and History for menstruating

menstruate

v.

1680s, probably a back-formation from menstruation, or else from Latin menstruatus, past participle of menstruare. Related: Menstruated; menstruating.

menstruating in Medicine

menstruate men·stru·ate (měn'strōō-āt')
v. men·stru·at·ed, men·stru·at·ing, men·stru·ates
To undergo menstruation.