De-phleg'māte, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DEPHLEGMAT-ED; p. pr. & vb. n. DEPHLEGMATING.] [N. Lat. dephlegmare, dephlegmatum, from de and Lat. phlegma, phlegm, Gr. φλέγμα; Fr. déphlegmer, It. deflegmare. See PHLEGM.] To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; — used of spirits and acids.