deliquiate

Verb

(third-person singular simple present deliquiates, present participle deliquiating, simple past and past participle deliquiated)

(intransitive) To melt and become liquid by absorbing water from the air; to deliquesce.

Origin

Latin deliquia a flowing off, a gutter, deliquium a flowing down, from deliquare. See deliquate.

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