dealbate

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/diˈælbeɪt//diˈælbət/

verb

To whiten.

OriginLatin dēalbātus →
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Meanings

verbdealbate (third-person singular simple present dealbates, present participle dealbating, simple past and past participle dealbated)

present singular third person dealbates · participle present dealbating · participle past dealbated · past dealbated

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo whiten.

    Medicks prescribe Dentifricies to exterge and dealbate the teeth

    1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory
adjectivedealbate (comparative more dealbate, superlative most dealbate)

comparative more dealbate · superlative most dealbate

  1. biologyWhitened; covered with an opaque white powder.

Origin

  1. Latindēalbātus
  2. Englishdealbate

The verb is first attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin dēalbātus, perfect passive participle of dēalbō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Likely doublet of daub.

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APA

dealbate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dealbate

MLA

“dealbate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dealbate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dealbate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dealbate.

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