Etymology

liquate

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Today it means: To separate by fusion, as a more fusible from a less fusible material. Full definition →

Latin liquātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromliquātus
  2. English todayliquate

First attested in 1669; borrowed from Latin liquātus, perfect passive participle of liquō (“to melt”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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