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)
- (obsolete) To boil; to seethe.
- (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
References
- “elixate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eː.likˈsaː.te/, [eːlʲɪkˈs̠äːt̪ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.likˈsa.te/, [elikˈsäːt̪e]
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