Etymology

pumicate

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Today it means: To make smooth with pumice. Full definition →

Latin pumicatus
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  1. Latin · derived frompumicatus
  2. English todaypumicate

From Latin pumicatus, past participle of pumicare (“to pumicate”), from pumex. See pumice.

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