despume

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ spume. Compare French despumer. See despumate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈspjuːm/

Verb

despume (third-person singular simple present despumes, present participle despuming, simple past and past participle despumed)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To free from spume, foam or scum.
   • 1657, Jean de Renou, translated by Rich Tomlinson, A Medicinal Dispensatory: Containing the Whole Body of Physick : Discovering the Natures, Properties, and Vertues of Vegetables, Minerals, & Animals:

     The Honey must first be cocted in water, and despumed; then must the Vinegar be by little and little adjected

References

• “despume”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• dumpees