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despumate
/ dɪˈspjuːmeɪt; ˈdɛspjʊˌmeɪt /
verb
- tr to clarify or purify (a liquid) by skimming a scum from its surface
- intr (of a liquid) to form a scum or froth
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Derived Forms
- ˌˈپDz, noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of despumate1
C17: from Latin ŧū to skim off, from de- + ū foam, froth
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Despumate, de-spū′māt, or des′pū-māt, 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.
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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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