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perfricate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-fricate
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rub over.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin perfricatus, past participle of perfricare.

Usage

Inflected Forms

perfricates (present, singular) perfricating (participle, present) perfricated (participle, past) perfricated (past)

Questions

What does perfricate mean?
To rub over.
Where does perfricate come from?
From Latin perfricatus, past participle of perfricare.

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