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decardinalize

decardinalize verb: to depose from the rank of cardinal.

Verb

decardinalize (third-person singular simple present decardinalizes, present participle decardinalizing, simple past and past participle decardinalized)

  1. (transitive) To depose from the rank of cardinal.

Forms of decardinalize

third-person singular presentdecardinalizes
present participledecardinalizing
past participledecardinalized
pastdecardinalized

Origin of decardinalize

From de- + cardinal + -ize.

Questions about decardinalize

What does decardinalize mean?
Decardinalize means to depose from the rank of cardinal.
What part of speech is decardinalize?
Decardinalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of decardinalize?
The past tense of decardinalize is decardinalized.

Words near decardinalize in the dictionary

  1. decarchy
  2. decarcinisation
  3. decarcinization
  4. decard
  5. decarded
  6. decardinalize
  7. decardinalized
  8. decardinalizing
  9. decarding
  10. decards
  11. decare

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