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单词 potate
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potateadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pōtātus, pōtāre.
Etymology: < classical Latin pōtātus, past participle of pōtāre to drink (see potation n.).
Obsolete. rare.
Perhaps: liquid, liquefied. Silver potate has been interpreted as quicksilver or mercury.
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potable?a1425
buvable1480
drinkable1611
potate1612
potulental1620
sorbile1620
poculent1626
potulent1657
potatory1828
1612 B. Jonson Alchemist iii. ii. sig. G2 Eight, nine, ten dayes hence He will be Siluer potate; then, three dayes, Before he citronise: some fifteene dayes, The Magisterium will be perfected. View more context for this quotation
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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