despumate

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despumate

(dɪˈspjuːmeɪt; ˈdɛspjʊˌmeɪt)

1. (Chemistry) (tr) to clarify or purify (a liquid) by skimming a scum from its surface

2. (Chemistry) (intr) (of a liquid) to form a scum or froth

[C17: from Latin dēspūmāre to skim off, from de- + spūma foam, froth]

ˌdespuˈmation n

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despumate

Past participle: despumated
Gerund: despumating

Imperative
despumate
despumate

Present
I despumate
you despumate
he/she/it despumates
we despumate
you despumate
they despumate

Preterite
I despumated
you despumated
he/she/it despumated
we despumated
you despumated
they despumated

Present Continuous
I am despumating
you are despumating
he/she/it is despumating
we are despumating
you are despumating
they are despumating

Present Perfect
I have despumated
you have despumated
he/she/it has despumated
we have despumated
you have despumated
they have despumated

Past Continuous
I was despumating
you were despumating
he/she/it was despumating
we were despumating
you were despumating
they were despumating

Past Perfect
I had despumated
you had despumated
he/she/it had despumated
we had despumated
you had despumated
they had despumated

Future
I will despumate
you will despumate
he/she/it will despumate
we will despumate
you will despumate
they will despumate

Future Perfect
I will have despumated
you will have despumated
he/she/it will have despumated
we will have despumated
you will have despumated
they will have despumated

Future Continuous
I will be despumating
you will be despumating
he/she/it will be despumating
we will be despumating
you will be despumating
they will be despumating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been despumating
you have been despumating
he/she/it has been despumating
we have been despumating
you have been despumating
they have been despumating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been despumating
you will have been despumating
he/she/it will have been despumating
we will have been despumating
you will have been despumating
they will have been despumating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been despumating
you had been despumating
he/she/it had been despumating
we had been despumating
you had been despumating
they had been despumating

Conditional
I would despumate
you would despumate
he/she/it would despumate
we would despumate
you would despumate
they would despumate

Past Conditional
I would have despumated
you would have despumated
he/she/it would have despumated
we would have despumated
you would have despumated
they would have despumated