Obs. rare. [f. L. candidāt- ppl. stem of candidā-re to make white, f. candidus white: see CANDID and -ATE3.] trans. To make white, or as a candidate; to whitewash (fig.).
1628. Feltham, Resolves, II. lvii. Wks. (1677), 279 (T.). To purifie and cleanse us, that we may be the better candidated for the Court of Heaven and Glory.
1677. Gilpin, Dæmonol. (1867), 437. This is his usual note to candidate iniquity.
