elixate

English

Etymology

From Latin elixatus, past participle of elixare (to seethe), from elixus (thoroughly boiled), from e + lixare (to boil), lix (ashes).

Verb

elixate (third-person singular simple present elixates, present participle elixating, simple past and past participle elixated)

  1. (obsolete) To boil; to seethe.
  2. (obsolete, by extension) To extract by boiling or seething.
    • 1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory:
      Polypody must be contunded and elixated; whereunto , when moderately cocted , Prunes , Raisins , Wormwood , Epithymum , Binde - weed , Roses , and Liquorice must be added

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Latin

Pronunciation

Participle

ēlixāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of ēlixātus

Verb

ēlixāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of ēlixō
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