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Webster 1913 Edition

Dealbate

De-al′bate

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
dealbatus
, p. p. of
dealbare
. See
Daub
.]
To whiten.
[Obs.]
Cockeram.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dealbate

DEAL'BATE

,
Noun.
T.
To whiten.
DEALBA'TION, n. The act of bleaching; a whitening.
DE'ALER, n.

Definition 2024

dealbate

dealbate

English

Verb

dealbate ‎(third-person singular simple present dealbates, present participle dealbating, simple past and past participle dealbated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To whiten.
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Latin

Verb

dealbāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dealbō

Etymology

Latin dealbatus, past participle of dealbare. See daub.

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