English Explanatory Dictionary

deliquiate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To melt and become liquid by absorbing water from the air; to deliquesce.
  2. To cause to melt.

Word forms

deliquiate deliquiates deliquiating deliquiated

Etymology

First attested in 1668; either from deliquium + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or an alteration of deliquate.

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