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decatenate

decatenate verb: to cause or undergo decatenation.

Verb

decatenate (third-person singular simple present decatenates, present participle decatenating, simple past and past participle decatenated)

  1. To cause or undergo decatenation.

Forms of decatenate

third-person singular presentdecatenates
present participledecatenating
past participledecatenated
pastdecatenated

Origin of decatenate

From de- + catenate.

Questions about decatenate

What does decatenate mean?
Decatenate means to cause or undergo decatenation.
What part of speech is decatenate?
Decatenate is a verb.
What is the past tense of decatenate?
The past tense of decatenate is decatenated.

Words near decatenate in the dictionary

  1. decategorized
  2. decategorizes
  3. decategorizing
  4. decatenase
  5. decatenases
  6. decatenate
  7. decatenated
  8. decatenates
  9. decatenating
  10. decatenation
  11. decatenations

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