Dephlegmate

De‐phleg″mate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dephlegmated; p. pr. & vb. n.Dephlegmating.] [See Dephlegm.] (Chem.) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; — used of spirits and acids.