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单词 petillate
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petillatev.

Brit. /ˈpɛtᵻleɪt/, U.S. /ˈpɛdəˌleɪt/
Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French pétiller , -ate suffix3.
Etymology: < French pétiller (1660 in specific use of wine; 15th cent. in Middle French in sense ‘to sparkle’; < pet pet n.1 + -iller , frequentative verbal suffix) + -ate suffix3. Compare earlier petillating adj.
rare.
intransitive. To effervesce (figurative in quot.).
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petillate1942
1942 W. Lewis Let. 27 Jan. (1963) 314 It was splendid to see your fair fist again, and to know, from the spirit that petillated from your pencillings, that all was well with you.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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