despumate

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verb

To skim the froth or other impurities from a liquid, to clarify, purify.

OriginLatin dēspūmātus →
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Meanings

verbdespumate (third-person singular simple present despumates, present participle despumating, simple past and past participle despumated)

present singular third person despumates · participle present despumating · participle past despumated · past despumated

  1. transitiveTo skim the froth or other impurities from a liquid, to clarify, purify.
  2. intransitiveTo throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.
  3. transitiveTo throw off as foam, froth.

Origin

  1. Latindēspūmātus
  2. Englishdespumate

First attested in 1651; borrowed from Latin dēspūmātus, perfect passive participle of dēspūmō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + spūmō (“to foam, froth”), spūma (“foam, froth, scum”) + -ō. Doublet of despume.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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