perscopate

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/ˈpɜːskəpeɪt/

verb

to bristle or horripilate

OriginLatin scōpātus →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

verbperscopate (third-person singular simple present perscopates, present participle perscopating, simple past and past participle perscopated)

present singular third person perscopates · participle present perscopating · participle past perscopated · past perscopated

  1. archaicto bristle or horripilate

    Let us take your cat: now suppose we shave her tail, so that it cannot shall I say perscopate or bristle; suppose we attach a board to her back, so that it cannot arch; suppose we then exhibit a displeasing sight – a sportive dog, for instance.

    1970, Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
horripilate

Origin

  1. Latinscōpātus
  2. Englishperscopate

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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APA

perscopate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perscopate

MLA

“perscopate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perscopate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perscopate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perscopate.

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