dealbate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dealbatus, past participle of dealbare. See daub.

Verb

dealbate (third-person singular simple present dealbates, present participle dealbating, simple past and past participle dealbated)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To whiten.
   • 1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory:

     Medicks prescribe Dentifricies to exterge and dealbate the teeth

References

• “dealbate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• dateable

Latin

Verb

dealbāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dealbō