perscopate

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perscopate

/ˈpɜːskəpeɪt/

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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.

verb perscopates · perscopating · perscopated

archaic to bristle or horripilate 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.

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@misc{perscopate_2026,
  title = {perscopate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perscopate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}