English Explanatory Dictionary

horripilate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bristle in fear or horror; to have goose bumps or goose pimples.

Pronunciation

/hɒˈɹɪpɪˌleɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-horripilate.wav /hɔˈɹɪpəˌleɪt/

Word forms

horripilate horripilates horripilating horripilated

Etymology

From Late Latin horripilātus, perfect passive participle of horripilō (“(of hairs) to bristle”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from horreō (“to bristle, shiver, dread”) + pilus (“hair”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- (“to bristle”).

Synonyms

have goose flesh goose skin have one's hair stand on end perscopate

Related words

pilomotor reflex

Derived words

horripilant horripilated horripilating horriplilatingly horripilation
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