horripilate

transitive verb

hor·​rip·​i·​late

hȯˈripəˌlāt

-ed/-ing/-s

: to produce horripilation in (as by sudden fear)

a strange, wild horripilating tale

—R. C. Lewis

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from horripilation

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Rhymes for horripilate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate