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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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