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单词 meretriculate
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meretriculatev.

Origin: Formed within English, by blending; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin meretrīc- , meretrīx , meretricari , matriculate v.
Etymology: Humorous blend of either classical Latin meretrīc-, meretrīx meretrix n. or post-classical Latin meretricari (see meretricate v.) and matriculate v., perhaps after classical Latin meretricula little prostitute, or Middle French meretricule (1532 in Rabelais).
Obsolete.
transitive. To deceive in the manner of a prostitute.Apparently an isolated use.
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1611 G. Chapman May-day 32 I haue not beene matriculated in the Vniuersity, to be meretriculated by him.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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