aucupate
UK/ˈɔː.kjʊ.peɪt/
aucupate verb: to hunt, to seek with vigilance.
Verb
aucupate (third-person singular simple present aucupates, present participle aucupating, simple past and past participle aucupated)
- To hunt, to seek with vigilance.
- Now this is the howre, now this the half, now this is the Quarter, the Minute, the second, the third, the fourth, and so Fourth to the Tenth, that I do aucupate, or do gape after the slowe comming of my knave-booting Rascalls to Olympus with their venaisons alive1601, William Percy, Mahomet and His Heaven
- Some till their throats ake cry alowd and hollo, To aucupate great favors from Apollo.1630, John Taylor, Workes
Forms of aucupate
| third-person singular present | aucupates |
|---|---|
| present participle | aucupating |
| past participle | aucupated |
| past | aucupated |
Origin of aucupate
From Latin aucupātus.
Questions about aucupate
- What does aucupate mean?
- Aucupate means to hunt, to seek with vigilance.
- What part of speech is aucupate?
- Aucupate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce aucupate?
- Aucupate is pronounced /ˈɔː.kjʊ.peɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of aucupate?
- The past tense of aucupate is aucupated.
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