aquacise

noun
/ˈækwə(ˌ)saɪz/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin aquāticusder. Middle French aquatiquebor. English aquatic Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-der. Proto-Italic *arkeō Latin arceō Latin exerceō Latin exercitiumder. Old French exercisebor. Middle English exercise English exercise blend English aquacise Blend of aquatic + exercise.

  1. derived from exercitium
  2. derived from exercise
  3. inherited from exercise
  4. compounded as aquacise — “aquatic + exercise

Definitions

  1. A type of physical exercise practiced in water mostly vertically and without swimming,…

    A type of physical exercise practiced in water mostly vertically and without swimming, typically in a swimming pool in waist deep or deeper water.

  2. To practice such exercise.

    • She aquacised the hippos in the zoo's pond before feeding them.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA