libateとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

First attested in 1866; borrowed from Latin lībātus, perfect passive participle of lībō (“to pour out, taste”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

発音

• IPA: /laɪˈbeɪt/
• ハイフネーション: li‧bate

動詞

libate (third-person singular simple present libates, present participle libating, simple past and past participle libated)

1. (intransitive) To pour a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.
2. (intransitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage. (Can we verify this sense?)

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アナグラム

• albeit, albite, betail