halogenate

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English

Etymology

From halogen +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Verb

halogenate (third-person singular simple present halogenates, present participle halogenating, simple past and past participle halogenated)

  1. (chemistry, transitive) To treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid.

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Spanish

Verb

halogenate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of halogenar combined with te