Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deliquiate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: del-i-quiate
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To melt and become liquid by absorbing water from the air; to deliquesce.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause to melt.

Transitive verb

adj

Deeply grooved or channel-like, as the border furrow of a trilobite.

Example Sentences

"Its strong taste, its tendency to deliquiate, and indeed all its properties, lead us to think, that it would act powerfully on the animal œconomy […]"
"In general, however, species of Oncagnostus have deliquiate border furrows in both cephalon and pygidium, have an often long (sag.) and inflated pygidial axis which is broadly rounded posteriorly, and a relatively broader (tr.) glabella."

Etymology

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

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1668

Usage

Inflected Forms

deliquiates (present, singular) deliquiating (participle, present) deliquiated (participle, past) deliquiated (past) more deliquiate (comparative) most deliquiate (superlative)

Questions

What does deliquiate mean?: To melt and become liquid by absorbing water from the air; to deliquesce.
Where does deliquiate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1668.

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