Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic)To bristle or horripilate

Origin

From per- (“throughout, thoroughly”) + + Latin scōpātus, from scōpāre (“sweep”), from scōp

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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Forms

perscopates, perscopating, perscopated, perscopated
Base formperscopate · to perscopate
3rd person singularperscopates
Present participleperscopating
Past simpleperscopated
Past participleperscopated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyperscopate
he, she, itperscopates

Past simpleLesson

all personsperscopated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave perscopated
he, she, ithas perscopated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill perscopate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
perplexperplexityperrypersecuteC1persecutionC1persecutorperseveranceB2
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