Etymology

delibrate

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Today it means: To strip off the bark; to peel. Full definition →

Latin dēlibrātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdēlibrātus
  2. English todaydelibrate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin dēlibrātus, perfect passive participle of dēlibrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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