- apricate (v.)
[apricate 词源字典]
- 1690s, "to bask in the sun," from Latin apricatus, past participle of apricari "to bask in the sun," from apricus "exposed" (to the sun); perhaps contracted from *apericus, from aperire "to open" (see overt). Transitive sense is recorded from 1851.[apricate etymology, apricate origin, 英语词源]