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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: Giving water/drinks #149308 10/25/05 12:19 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City Quote: Doesn't "libate" mean to drink yourself, rather than to give someone a drink? Hm, it doesn't even show in dic.com. Am I spelling it wrong. I know it from yeshiva (seminary) where it translated a word I don't remember for offering wine to idols (which wine then became damaged ("yahyin nezek"), and was fit only to be destroyed). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: on the house #149309 10/25/05 12:25 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont > libate done hasn't been verbed yet, eh? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: on the house #149310 10/25/05 12:26 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City Quote: > libate done hasn't been verbed yet, eh? Well, but you'd think it was a verb, since the noun form is 'libation,' as far as I know. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: libate #149311 10/25/05 12:34 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Function: verb Inflected Form(s): -ed/-ing/-s Etymology: Latin libatus, past participle of libare to pour as an offering transitive verb : to pour out a libation or make libation to intransitive verb 1 : to make libation 2 : to drink alcoholic drink <sat up with three libating guests who would not leave> - W3 [EA] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: libate #149312 10/25/05 12:47 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont huh. doesn't show up at OneLook neither. but I did find this: yeshiva formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: libate #149313 10/25/05 01:02 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >huh. doesn't show up at OneLook neither. unabridged dictionaries need to have some raisin for being. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: libate #149314 10/25/05 01:08 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont > raisin and now I'm in your d'etre... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: d'etre #149315 10/25/05 01:13 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: libate #149316 10/25/05 02:26 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Marianna addict Marianna addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Ok, so both transitive and intransitive. Ta! 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