apricate

vi.,vt. [罕用语](使)晒太阳(取暖)

发音

UK /ˈæpɹɪkeɪt/
US /ˈæpɹikeɪt/
AU

词形变化

apricated apricates 三单 apricates apricating apricating 现在分词 apricated 过去式 apricated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To bask in the sun.

    不及物 罕用

    Cats like to apricate.

  2. 2.

    To disinfect and freshen by exposing to the sun; to sun.

    比喻 罕用 及物

词源

From Latin apricus (“sunny, having lots of sunshine; warmed by the sun”) + -ate. Apricus is derived from aperiō (“to open; to uncover”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, from”) + *h₂wer- (“to cover, shut”)) + -cus (suffix forming relational adjectives from nouns). Not cognate with apricot, although the latter term was also influenced by apricus.

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