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† eˈlixirate, v. Obs.
[f. elixir + -ate3.]
a. trans. To distil; to refine by distillation. Also absol.
b. To cleanse in general, to purify.
1605Timme Quersit. Pref. 7 Every meane Apothecarie..should wel understand how to elixerate. 1694Westmacott Script. Herb. 27 Every chymical and rational brain can elixyrate such domestic wines. Ibid. 216 The volatile parts..ascend to the brain and heart..elixirating the animal spirits. 1733Phil. Trans. XXXVIII. 64 By the Means of these Salts..the Fæces Alvinæ are the better elixirated.
Hence eˈlixirated ppl. a.
1657Starkey Helmont's Vind. 321 Imagining your self to be Master of these elixerated Oyls, and essencificated Salts. 1670W. Simpson Hydrol. Ess. 125 Graduated to so high an elixerated liquor. |
