verˈnaculate,v.U.S. [Irreg. f. vernacular a. + -ate3.] 1.trans. To call or term in the vernacular. 1887Semi-weekly Tribune (N.Y.) 15 July (Cent.), Very large Antwerp ‘patches’, as they are vernaculated by the average fruit-grower. 2.intr. To use vernacular language. 1895in Funk's Stand.Dict.