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Elixate
Pronunciation : E*lix"ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. elixatus, p. p. of elixare to seethe, fr. elixus thoroughly boiled; e + lixare to boil, lix ashes.]
Definition : Defn: To boil; to seethe; hence, to extract by boiling or seething. [Obs.] Cockeram.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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