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sulphurate en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

Etymology tree English sulphur Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English sulphurate From sulphur + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of sulfurate.
    alt of sulfurate

Forms

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sulphurates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
sulphurating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sulphurated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sulphurated Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

sulphurator · desulphurate

sulphurate en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree English sulphur Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English sulphurate From sulphur + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, poetic, rare) sulphurous
    • a pale sulphurate colour 1660, H[enry] More, An Explanation of the Grand Mystery of Godliness; […], London: […] J[ames] Flesher, for W[illiam] Morden […], →OCLC:

Forms

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most sulphurate Degree=Sup lexicographic
more sulphurate Degree=Cmp lexicographic