Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perscopate

/ˈpɜːskəpeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-sco-pate
IPA: /ˈpɜːskəpeɪt/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to bristle or horripilate

Archaic

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: per-
Root: scōpātus

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

perscopates (present, singular) perscopating (participle, present) perscopated (participle, past) perscopated (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce perscopate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɜːskəpeɪt/.
What does perscopate mean?: to bristle or horripilate
Where does perscopate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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