libate

li·bate
L1I1B3A1T1E1
/laɪˈbeɪt/

verb

To pour a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.

OriginLatin lībātus →
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Meanings

verblibate (third-person singular simple present libates, present participle libating, simple past and past participle libated)

present singular third person libates · participle present libating · participle past libated · past libated

  1. intransitiveTo pour a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.

Origin

  1. Latinlībātus
  2. Englishlibate

First attested in 1866; borrowed from Latin lībātus, perfect passive participle of lībō (“to pour out, taste”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Translations

Dutch plengen
  • plengenpour sacrificially

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

libate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/libate

MLA

“libate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/libate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “libate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/libate.

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