\Del"i*quate\, v. i. [L. deliquatus, p. p. of
deliquare to clear off, de- + liquare to make liquid, melt,
dissolve.]
To melt or be dissolved; to deliquesce. [Obs.] --Boyle.

\Del"i*quate\, v. t.
To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume; to waste.
[Obs.]
      Dilapidating, or rather deliquating, his bishopric.
                                               --Fuller.