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despumate

/ dɪˈspjuËmeɪt; ˈdÉ›spjÊŠËŒmeɪt /

verb

  1. tr to clarify or purify (a liquid) by skimming a scum from its surface
  2. intr (of a liquid) to form a scum or froth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ»å±ð²õ±è³Üˈ³¾²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of despumate1

C17: from Latin »åŧ²õ±èÅ«³¾Äå°ù±ð to skim off, from de- + ²õ±èÅ«³¾²¹ foam, froth
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Example Sentences

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Despumate, de-spū′mÄt, or des′pÅ«-mÄt, v.i. to throw off in foam or scum.—n.

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I weet it is depectible—but do not rave, Nor despumate on me with look askance.

From

The scholar answered, We transfretate the Sequan at the dilucul and crepuscul; we deambulate by the compites and quadrives of the urb; we despumate the Latial verbocination; and, like verisimilary amorabons, we captat the benevolence of the omnijugal, omniform and omnigenal feminine sex.

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