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deliquiate

intransitive verb
de·​liq·​ui·​ate | \ də̇ˈlikwēˌāt, dēˈ-\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of deliquiate

archaic
: deliquesce

History and Etymology for deliquiate

alteration of earlier deliquate, from Latin deliquatus, past participle of deliquare to clarify, strain, from de- + liquare to melt, liquefy, strain; akin to Latin liquēre to be fluid

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