eluviate

[ ih-loo-vee-eyt ]
/ ɪˈlu viˌeɪt /

verb (used without object), e·lu·vi·at·ed, e·lu·vi·at·ing.

to undergo eluviation.

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Origin of eluviate

First recorded in 1925–30; eluvi(um) + -ate1

Words nearby eluviate

elute, elution, elutriate, elutriator, eluvial, eluviate, eluviation, eluvium, elva, elve, elver
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