- illuviate
- illuviate [i lo͞o′vē āt΄]vi.illuviated, illuviatingto be subjected to illuviation
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
illuviate
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illuviate — /i looh vee ayt /, v.i., illuviated, illuviating. 1. to undergo illuviation. 2. to produce illuviation. [ < L illuvi(es) mud (see ILLUVIAL) + ATE1] * * * … Universalium
illuviate — il·lu·vi·ate … English syllables
illuviate — il•lu•vi•ate [[t]ɪˈlu viˌeɪt[/t]] v. i. at•ed, at•ing gel to undergo or produce illuviation • Etymology: 1925–30; illuvi(al)+ ate … From formal English to slang
illuviate — iˈlüvēˌāt also ilˈyü intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: in (II) + luviate (as in alluviate) : to undergo illuviation * * * /i looh vee ayt /, v.i., illuviated, illuviating. 1. to undergo illuviation … Useful english dictionary
illuvium — n. (pl. iums, ia) material removed from soil layer by rainwater and deposited in lower layer. ♦ illuvial, a. ♦ illuviate, v.i. undergo illuviation. ♦ illuviation, n. accumulation of illuvium … Dictionary of difficult words
