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 | Aug 31, 2023This week’s theme Words with AI usage examples This week’s words egrote zenzic philomuse delibate secundan     Photo: Becky Matsubara             A.Word.A.Daywith Anu Garg delibate
 PRONUNCIATION: MEANING: 
verb tr.: To take a small amount of something: to taste or sip.
 ETYMOLOGY: 
 From Latin de- (from, away) + libare (to take a little of, to taste).
Earliest documented use: 1623.
 USAGE: 
“At the heart of Hogsmeade, in a dimly lit corner of The Three Broomsticks,
young wizards would often delibate potions of unknown origins, daring each
other to guess the magical effects from just a tiny sip.” J.K. Rowling; Whispers and Wonders of Hogsmeade; Bloomsbury; Dec 2004. [An AI-generated usage example] A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:The fingers of your thoughts are molding your face ceaselessly. -Charles
Reznikoff, poet (31 Aug 1894-1976) | 
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