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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lucrate, v. [L. lucrāt-, p.p. stem of lucrāri to gain.] tr. To gain, get as a profit, be enriched by. —1694 Fountainhall Decis. I. 597.
He alledged, not only bona fides, which is good for bygone fruits consumed, but also the excambion of lands, which if he had kept he would have lucrated their fruits
