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aucupate, v. ? Obs.|ˈɔːkjʊpeɪt|
[f. L. aucupāt-ppl. stem of aucupāri, -āre, f. aucup-em (nom. auceps = aviceps) bird-catcher, f. avi-s bird + capĕre to take.]
lit. To go a bird-catching; fig. (as in L.) to lie in wait for, hunt after, gain by craft.
1630R. H. in J. Taylor's (Water P.) Wks. A v b/1 To aucupate great fauours from Apollo. 1834Gentl. Mag. CIV. i. 66 To aucupate benefices, by cajoling the Patrons. |