libate means To pour a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
Why this word is great
LIBATE — [Verb] To pour out a liquid, especially wine, as a ritual offering to a deity. From Latin lībātus, the perfect passive participle of lībō ("to pour out, to taste, to offer a libation"). Unlike “pour,” a general, utilitarian transfer, or “toast,” a convivial salute consumed by the living, to libate is a deliberate, sacrificial relinquishment. It is the crimson arc of wine into parched earth, the honeyed milk pooling in a stone dish, the final amber drop of whisky surrendered to the wind—a small, eloquent communion that acknowledges what is most precious must first be given away.
verb
- To pour a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.