Etymology

deliquate

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Today it means: To cause (something) to melt away; to consume, to dissolve. Full definition →

Latin dēliquātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdēliquātus
  2. English todaydeliquate

First attested in 1617; borrowed from Latin dēliquātus, perfect passive participle of dēliquō (“to clarify, skim a liquid”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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