"deliquiate" meaning in English

See deliquiate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: deliquiates [present, singular, third-person], deliquiating [participle, present], deliquiated [participle, past], deliquiated [past]
Etymology: From Latin deliquia (“a flowing off, a gutter”), deliquium (“a flowing down”), from deliquare. See deliquate. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|deliquia||a flowing off, a gutter}} Latin deliquia (“a flowing off, a gutter”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} deliquiate (third-person singular simple present deliquiates, present participle deliquiating, simple past and past participle deliquiated)
  1. (intransitive) To melt and become liquid by absorbing water from the air; to deliquesce. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-deliquiate-en-verb-7CdX-~u5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51
  2. (transitive) To cause to melt. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-deliquiate-en-verb-m5JQOiTg Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60

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