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Definition of Despumate
1. v. t. & i. To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.
Definition of Despumate
1. [v -MATED, -MATING, -MATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Despumate
Literary usage of Despumate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Orthoëpist: A Pronouncing Manual, Containing about Three Thousand Five by Thomas Embley Osmun (1884)
"... to accent the second syllable of such three-syllabled verbs as contemplate,
compensate, confiscate, constellate, demonstrate, despumate, expurgate, ..."
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