Es-sĕn′ti-āte1, v. i.
(-shĭ-āt), v. i. To become assimilated or converted into the parts of a being or body. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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(-shĭ-āt), v. i. To become assimilated or converted into the parts of a being or body. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
[imp. & p. p. ESSENTIATED; p. pr. & vb. n. ESSENTIATING.] To form or constitute the essence or being of. [Obs.] Boyle.