English Explanatory Dictionary

perscopate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. to bristle or horripilate

Pronunciation

/ˈpɜːskəpeɪt/

Word forms

perscopate perscopates perscopating perscopated

Etymology

From per- (“throughout, thoroughly”) + + Latin scōpātus, from scōpāre (“sweep”), from scōpa (“broom, bundle of sticks”) (classically only found as plural scōpae). By surface analysis, per- + scop(a) + -ate.

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