libate

See also: libáté and líbáte

English

Etymology

First attested in 1866; borrowed from Latin lībātus, perfect passive participle of lībō (“to pour out, taste”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laɪˈbeɪt/
  • Hyphenation: li‧bate

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To pour a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.

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Latin

Verb

lībāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of lībō

Participle

lībāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of lībātus

Spanish

Verb

libate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of libar combined with te
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