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Despumate definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DESPUMATE, v.i. [L. Froth or scum.] To foam; to froth; to form froth or scum.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Despumate Des"pu*mate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Despumated; p. pr. & vb. n. Despumating.] [L. despumatus, p. p. of despumare to despume; de- + spumare to foam, froth, spuma froth, scum.] To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.