What does perscopate mean?
Perscopate means (archaic) to bristle or horripilate.
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/ˈpɜːskəpeɪt/ · verb
(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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Perscopate means (archaic) to bristle or horripilate.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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