deliquiate

intransitive verb

de·​liq·​ui·​ate

də̇ˈlikwēˌāt,

dēˈ-

-ed/-ing/-s

archaic

: deliquesce

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier deliquate, from Latin deliquatus, past participle of deliquare to clarify, strain, from de- + liquare to melt, liquefy, strain; akin to Latin liquēre to be fluid

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