dealbate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dealbatus, past participle of dealbare. See daub.

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To whiten.
    • 1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory:
      Medicks prescribe Dentifricies to exterge and dealbate the teeth

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Latin

Verb

dealbāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dealbō
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