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despumate

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  1. To skim the froth or other impurities from a liquid, to clarify, purify.

Word origin

First attested in 1651; borrowed from Latin dēspūmātus, perfect passive participle of dēspūmō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + spūmō (“to foam, froth”), spūma (“foam, froth, scum”) + -ō. Doublet of despume.

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