Etymology

libate

li·bate
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Today it means: To pour a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity. Full definition →

Latin lībātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromlībātus
  2. English todaylibate

First attested in 1866; borrowed from Latin lībātus, perfect passive participle of lībō (“to pour out, taste”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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