apricate

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæpɹɪkeɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæpɹikeɪt/ Hyphenation: apric‧ate === Verb === apricate (third-person singular simple present apricates, present participle apricating, simple past and past participle apricated) (intransitive, rare) To bask in the sun. (transitive, also figuratively, rare) To disinfect and freshen by exposing to the sun; to sun. ==== Synonyms ==== (both senses): sun (verb) (to bask in the sun): bask, sunbathe (to disinfect and freshen by exposing to the sun): air (verb), ventilate ==== Related terms ==== aprication apricity ==== Translations ==== === References === Joseph T[wadell] Shipley (2014), “apricate”, in Dictionary of Early English, Lanham, Md.; Plymouth, Devon: Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 54. === Anagrams === at a price