† meretricatev.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin meretricat-, meretricari.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin meretricat-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of meretricari (in Vetus Latina and patristic writers; from 10th cent. in British sources in sense ‘to frequent a prostitute’, and from 12th cent. in the sense below) < classical Latin meretrīc- , meretrīx meretrix n. Compare Middle French meretricat the profession of a prostitute (1564), French meretriquer to frequent prostitutes (1611), Italian †meretricare (14th cent.). Compare earlier meretriculate v.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

intransitive. To behave like a prostitute.

ΚΠ

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Meretricate, to play the whore.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	meretricate
释义	† meretricatev. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin meretricat-, meretricari. Etymology: < post-classical Latin meretricat-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of meretricari (in Vetus Latina and patristic writers; from 10th cent. in British sources in sense ‘to frequent a prostitute’, and from 12th cent. in the sense below) < classical Latin meretrīc- , meretrīx meretrix n. Compare Middle French meretricat the profession of a prostitute (1564), French meretriquer to frequent prostitutes (1611), Italian †meretricare (14th cent.). Compare earlier meretriculate v. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. intransitive. To behave like a prostitute. ΚΠ 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Meretricate, to play the whore. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.1623
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