- alembicate
- \\-bə̇ˌkāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to distill as if in an alembic : refine to an essence
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
alembicate
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alembicate — alem·bi·cate … English syllables
alembic — n. ancient distilling apparatus; purifying or transforming apparatus or act. ♦ alembicate, v.t. distil. ♦ alembicated, a. rather too refined (of literary style) … Dictionary of difficult words
