eburnate

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verb

To undergo eburnation.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

verbeburnate (third-person singular simple present eburnates, present participle eburnating, simple past and past participle eburnated)

present singular third person eburnates · participle present eburnating · participle past eburnated · past eburnated

  1. intransitiveTo undergo eburnation.

Origin

  1. Latineburnus“of ivory”
  2. Englisheburnate

From Latin eburnus (“of ivory”), from ebur (“ivory”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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