• (v. i.) To melt or be dissolved; to deliquesce. • (v. t.) To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume; to waste.
Del'i·quate intransitive verb [ Latin deliquatus , past participle of deliquare to clear off, de- + liquare to make liquid, melt, dissolve.] To melt or be dissolved; to deliquesce. [ Obsolete] Boyle.