apricate

Meanings

Verb

To bask in the sun.
To disinfect and freshen by exposing to the sun; to sun.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

bask, sun, sunbathe, to disinfect and freshen by exposing to the sun

Scrabble Score: 12

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