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decontenting

decontenting is the present participle and gerund of decontent.

Meaning of decontent

Verb

decontent (third-person singular simple present decontents, present participle decontenting, simple past and past participle decontented)

  1. (transitive) To remove some of the features from (an automobile), for example in order to be able to sell it more cheaply.
    • In an effort to lower the base price, VW plans to decontent the car for '91 by removing a number of the currently standard features.1990 July, Popular Mechanics, volume 167, number 7, page 17

Questions about decontenting

What is decontenting the present participle and gerund of?
Decontenting is the present participle and gerund of decontent.

Words near decontenting in the dictionary

  1. decontaminations
  2. decontaminator
  3. decontaminators
  4. decontent
  5. decontented
  6. decontenting
  7. decontents
  8. decontextualisation
  9. decontextualisations
  10. decontextualise
  11. decontextualised

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