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Webster 1913 Edition

Elixate

E-lix′ate

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
elixatus
, p. p. of
elixare
to seethe, fr.
elixus
thoroughly boiled;
e
+
lixare
to boil,
lix
ashes.]
To boil; to seethe; hence, to extract by boiling or seething.
[Obs.]
Cockeram.

Webster 1828 Edition

Elixate

ELIX'ATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. elixo.] To extract by boiling.

Definition 2024

elixate

elixate

English

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.
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Etymology

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

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