dephlegmate

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verb

To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.

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Meanings

verbdephlegmate (third-person singular simple present dephlegmates, present participle dephlegmating, simple past and past participle dephlegmated)

present singular third person dephlegmates · participle present dephlegmating · participle past dephlegmated · past dephlegmated

  1. datedphysicalalchemyTo deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.

Origin

See dephlegm.

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APA

dephlegmate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dephlegmate

MLA

“dephlegmate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dephlegmate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dephlegmate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dephlegmate.

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