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despumate
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English
Etymology
First attested in 1651; borrowed from Latin dēspūmātus, perfect passive participle of dēspūmō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + spūmō (“to foam, froth”), spūma (“foam, froth, scum”) + -ō. Doublet of despume.
Verb
despumate (third-person singular simple present despumates, present participle despumating, simple past and past participle despumated)
- (transitive) To skim the froth or other impurities from a liquid, to clarify, purify.
- (intransitive) To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.
- (transitive) To throw off as foam, froth.
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References
- “despumate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Latin
Verb
dēspūmāte
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