potable

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The water poured on the detainee must be potable, and the interrogators must ensure that water does not enter the detainee's nose, mouth, or eyes.

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  1. adjective Fit to drink.
  2. noun A beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage: wine and other potables.

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  • Too bad-this was neither edible nor potable, and it smelled of sulfur. —  Ogre Ogre
  • That meant that the water was potable, and that no civilized creature used it. —  Alien Plot by Piers Anthony
  • If the water being used is potable, the city should have a capital expenditure plan to correct this.
  • "But the water isn't potable, and we still have to evaluate the damages caused by the storm." —  The Daily News - News
  • The water poured on the detainee must be potable, and the interrogators must ensure that water does not enter the detainee's nose, mouth, or eyes. —  The Caucus
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin pōtābilis, from Latin pōtāre, to drink, from pōtus, a drink; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French potable = Spanish potable = Portuguese potavel = Italian potabile, from Latin potabilis, drinkable, from potare, drink: see potation.
 

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