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despumate

despumate verb: to skim the froth or other impurities from a liquid, to clarify, purify.

Verb

despumate (third-person singular simple present despumates, present participle despumating, simple past and past participle despumated)

  1. (transitive) To skim the froth or other impurities from a liquid, to clarify, purify.
  2. (intransitive) To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.
  3. (transitive) To throw off as foam, froth.

despumate meaning in Urdu

despumate in Urdu

منہ سے جھاگ نکلنا

Forms of despumate

third-person singular presentdespumates
present participledespumating
past participledespumated
pastdespumated

Origin of despumate

First attested in 1651; borrowed from Latin dēspūmātus, perfect passive participle of dēspūmō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + spūmō (“to foam, froth”), spūma (“foam, froth, scum”) + -ō. Doublet of despume.

Questions about despumate

What does despumate mean?
Despumate means to skim the froth or other impurities from a liquid, to clarify, purify.
What is despumate in Urdu?
Despumate in Urdu is منہ سے جھاگ نکلنا. See Despumate meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is despumate?
Despumate is a verb.
What is the past tense of despumate?
The past tense of despumate is despumated.

Words near despumate in the dictionary

  1. Despreses
  2. Despret
  3. Desprets
  4. Despretses
  5. despujolsite
  6. despumate
  7. despumated
  8. despumates
  9. despumating
  10. despumation
  11. despumations

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