Defn: To extract. [Obs.] Marston.
ELIXATE E*lix"ate, v. t. Etym: [L. elixatus, p. p. of elixare to seethe, fr. elixus thoroughly boiled; e + lixare to boil, lix ashes.]
Defn: To boil; to seethe; hence, to extract by boiling or seething.
[Obs.] Cockeram.
ELIXATION
El`ix*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. élixation.]
Defn: A seething; digestion. [Obs.] Burton.
ELIXIR E*lix"ir, n. Etym: [F. élixir, Sp. elixir, Ar. eliksir the philosopher's stone, prob. from Gr. ksha to burn.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form.
2. (Alchemy)
Defn: An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vitæ, or the elixir of life.