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potable
safe and suitable for drinking
Synonyms
- drinkable
- safe to drink
- fit for drinking
Antonyms
- undrinkable
- contaminated
- toxic
potable in a sentence
The hikers carried tablets that could make stream water potable.
Engineers tested the well before declaring its water potable.
Where it comes from
From Latin potare, meaning 'to drink.'
Memory hook
POTABLE sounds like 'pour-table': fit to pour at the table and drink.
Read it in context
- The Refusal at Ashdown Narrative