EXARATE

Etymology 1

Adjective

exarate (comparative more exarate, superlative most exarate)

(entomology, of a pupa) Having the appendages free and not attached to the body wall.

Etymology 2

Verb

exarate (third-person singular simple present exarates, present participle exarating, simple past and past participle exarated)

(obsolete) To plough up.

(obsolete) To write or engrave.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"a*rate, v. t. Etym: [L. exaratus, p. p. of exarare to plow up, to write; ex out + arare to plow.]

Definition: To plow up; also, to engrave; to write. [Obs.] Blount.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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