"libate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /laɪˈbeɪt/ Forms: libates [present, singular, third-person], libating [participle, present], libated [participle, past], libated [past]
Etymology: First attested in 1866; borrowed from Latin lībātus, perfect passive participle of lībō (“to pour out, taste”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{etydate|1866}} First attested in 1866, {{bor+|en|la|lībātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin lībātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} libate (third-person singular simple present libates, present participle libating, simple past and past participle libated)
  1. (intransitive) To pour a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity. Tags: intransitive Related terms: libation Translations (pour sacrificially): plengen (Dutch)

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