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de·spu·mate
 despumate
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- pronunciation:
- dih
spyu
meIt
[or]
de
spyu
meIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
despumates, despumating, despumated |
| definition 1: |
to remove scum from; skim.
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| definition 2: |
to cast off as spume.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to be freed of scum.
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| derivation: |
despumation (n.) |
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