v. t. [ See Elixate. ] To extract. [ Obs. ] Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. elixatus, p. p. of elixare to seethe, fr. elixus thoroughly boiled; e + lixare to boil, lix ashes. ] To boil; to seethe; hence, to extract by boiling or seething. [ Obs. ] Cockeram. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. élixation. ] A seething; digestion. [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. élixir, Sp. elixir, Ar. eliksīr the philosopher's stone, prob. from Gr. &unr_; dry, (hence probably) a dry powder; cf. Skr. kshā to burn. ]
The . . . elixir of worldly delights. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human nature. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]