English Explanatory Dictionary

despume

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To free from spume, foam or scum.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈspjuːm/

Word forms

despume despumes despuming despumed

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English despumen, either borrowed from Old French despumer or Latin dēspūmō. Doublet of despumate.

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