deliquiate
intransitive verb
de·liq·ui·ate
də̇ˈlikwēˌāt,
dēˈ-
-ed/-ing/-s
archaic
: deliquesce
Word History
Etymology
alteration of earlier deliquate, from Latin deliquatus, past participle of deliquare to clarify, strain, from de- + liquare to melt, liquefy, strain; akin to Latin liquēre to be fluid