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APRICATE
Definition of APRICATE
verb
To bask in the sun.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Another sense
APRICATE carries a second meaning.
To expose to sunlight.
Where it comes from
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.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,623)
How it is built
Same root, APRICATE · 3 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
APRICATE in a sentence
“While "appricate" may not be a word, it's closer to "apricate" which apparently is--thank you dictionary.com! than "appreciate".”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
APRICATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 51 boards so far. 82 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
APRICATE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEIPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start APRICA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found APRICATE?
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