Bask in sun

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1690s, "to bask in the sun," from Latin apricatus , past participle of apricari "to bask in the sun," from apricus "exposed" (to the sun); perhaps contracted from *apericus , from aperire "to open" (see overt ). Transitive sense is recorded from 1851.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (context rare English) To bask in the sun

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apricate \Ap"ri*cate\, v. t. & i. [L. apricatus, p. p. of apricare, fr. apricus exposed to the sun, fr. aperire to uncover, open.] To bask in the sun. --Boyle.