atscape

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verb

To escape.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

verbatscape (third-person singular simple present atscapes, present participle atscaping, simple past and past participle atscaped)

present singular third person atscapes · participle present atscaping · participle past atscaped · past atscaped

  1. ambitransitiveobsoleterareTo escape.

Origin

From at- + scape (“to escape”), perhaps modelled after Middle English atscheaken ("to escape"; see atshake). More at ascape, escape.

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APA

atscape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atscape

MLA

“atscape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atscape. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atscape,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atscape.

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