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decaffeinate

UK/diːˈkæfiːneɪt/

decaffeinate verb: to remove the caffeine from something (especially from coffee).

Verb

decaffeinate (third-person singular simple present decaffeinates, present participle decaffeinating, simple past and past participle decaffeinated)

  1. (transitive) To remove the caffeine from something (especially from coffee).

Antonyms of decaffeinate

Forms of decaffeinate

third-person singular presentdecaffeinates
present participledecaffeinating
past participledecaffeinated
pastdecaffeinated

Origin of decaffeinate

From de- + caffeine + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about decaffeinate

What does decaffeinate mean?
Decaffeinate means to remove the caffeine from something (especially from coffee).
What part of speech is decaffeinate?
Decaffeinate is a verb.
How do you pronounce decaffeinate?
Decaffeinate is pronounced /diːˈkæfiːneɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of decaffeinate?
The past tense of decaffeinate is decaffeinated.

Words near decaffeinate in the dictionary

  1. decadron
  2. decads
  3. decaf
  4. decafentin
  5. decaff
  6. decaffeinate
  7. decaffeinated
  8. decaffeinateds
  9. decaffeinates
  10. decaffeinating
  11. decaffeination

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