- apricate
- To spend time basking in the sunshine
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Apricate — Ap ri*cate, v. t. & i. [L. apricatus, p. p. of apricare, fr. apricus exposed to the sun, fr. aperire to uncover, open.] To bask in the sun. Boyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apricate — (v.) 1690s, to bask in the sun, from L. apricatus, pp. of apricari to bask in the sun, from apricus exposed (to the sun); perhaps contracted from *apericus, from aperire to open. Transitive sense is recorded from 1851 … Etymology dictionary
apricate — /apˈri kāt/ (rare) intransitive verb To bask in the sun transitive verb To expose to sunlight ORIGIN: L aprīcārī to bask in the sun, from aprīcus open to the sun • • • apricāˈtion noun … Useful english dictionary
apricate — v. bask in the sun … English contemporary dictionary
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bask in the sun — expose oneself to sunlight; soak up warmth or pleasant atmosphere; tan in sun, apricate … English contemporary dictionary
aprication — apricāˈtion noun • • • Main Entry: ↑apricate … Useful english dictionary
apricity — † aˈpricity Obs. 0 [ad. L. aprīcitāt em, n. of quality f. aprīc us: see apricate and ty.] ‘The warmeness of the Sunne in Winter.’ Cockeram 1623 … Useful english dictionary
