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libate

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la??be?t/
  • Hyphenation: li?bate

Verb

libate (third-person singular simple present libates, present participle libating, simple past and past participle libated)

  1. (transitive) To make a libation.

Anagrams

  • albeit, albite, betail

Latin

Participle

l?b?te

  1. vocative masculine singular of l?b?tus

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libation

English

Etymology

From Latin l?b?ti?, from l?b?re (to take a little from anything, to taste, to pour out as an offering)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

libation (countable and uncountable, plural libations)

  1. The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.
    Synonyms: tip, tipping
  2. The wine or liquid thus poured out.
  3. (often humorous) A beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:alcoholic beverage

Related terms

  • libate

Translations

See also

  • potation

Further reading

  • libation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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