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despumated

despumated is the simple past and past participle of despumate.

Meaning of despumate

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.

Questions about despumated

What is despumated the simple past and past participle of?
Despumated is the simple past and past participle of despumate.

Words near despumated in the dictionary

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

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