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dew
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dju?/
- IPA(key): /d?u?/ (among those with yod-coalescence in stressed syllables)
- (US) IPA(key): /du/ (among those with yod-dropping)
- Homophones: do, doo (with yod-dropping), Jew (with yod-coalescence), due
Etymology 1
From Middle English dew, from Old English d?aw (“dew”), from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, *daww? (“dew, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewh?- (“smoke, haze”). Cognate with German Tau, Dutch dauw and Afrikaans dou.
Noun
dew (countable and uncountable, plural dews)
- (uncountable) Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
- (uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning, resulting in drops.
- Synonym: (obsolete) rore
- (countable, but see usage notes) An instance of such moisture settling on plants, etc.
- (figuratively) Anything that falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.
- (figuratively) An emblem of morning, or fresh vigour.
- the dew of his youth
Usage notes
- Although the countable sense is still used, the plural form is now archaic or poetic only.
Derived terms
- dew point
- honeydew
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English dewe, dewyn, from Old English *d?awian, from the same source as above.
Verb
dew (third-person singular simple present dews, present participle dewing, simple past and past participle dewed)
- To wet with, or as if with, dew; to moisten.
- 1887, Andrew B. Saxton, "Sunken Graves", in The Century
- The grasses grew / A little ranker since they dewed them so.
- 1887, Andrew B. Saxton, "Sunken Graves", in The Century
Related terms
- bedew
Translations
Anagrams
- Wed, Wed., we'd, wed
Catalan
Etymology
From adéu.
Interjection
dew
- (Internet slang) bye
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *d?w, from Proto-Celtic *dwau, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh?.
Numeral
dew m (feminine form diw)
- two
Mutation
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English d?aw, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, *daww?.
Alternative forms
- deu, dewe, deaw, deau, dew?, dæw, deew, dieu?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?u?/
- Rhymes: -?u?
Noun
dew (plural dewes)
- dew; moisture present on plants.
- (figuratively) A rejuvenating substance.
- (rare) Sodden or water-soaked terrain.
Derived terms
- dewy
- dewyn
- dewynge
Descendants
- English: dew
- Scots: dew, deow, dyow
- Yola: dhew
References
- “deu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-12.
Etymology 2
Adjective
dew
- Alternative form of dewe (“due”)
Noun
dew
- Alternative form of dewe (“due”)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /de?u?/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /d?u?/
Adjective
dew
- Soft mutation of tew.
Mutation
Zazaki
Etymology
Compare Persian ??? (deh).
Noun
dew ?
- village
Declension
See also
- dew?c
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exudate
English
Etymology
exude +? -ate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ksj?de?t/, /???zj?de?t/
Noun
exudate (plural exudates)
- A fluid that has exuded from somewhere; especially one that has exuded from a pore of an animal or plant.
- 1861 Stephen Jennings Goodfellow - Lectures on the Diseases of the Kidney, Generally Known as Brights Disease, and Dropsy
- The whitish lines of exudate seem at times to penetrate even between the straight tubes . . .
- 2005 Selma Tibi - The Medicinal Use of Opium in Ninth-century Baghdad
- When this is done, one should leave the poppy for some time, then return to it and gather any further exudate.
- 1861 Stephen Jennings Goodfellow - Lectures on the Diseases of the Kidney, Generally Known as Brights Disease, and Dropsy
Translations
Verb
exudate (third-person singular simple present exudates, present participle exudating, simple past and past participle exudated)
- (obsolete) To exude.
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