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decoronate

decoronate verb: to remove the crown of (an ankylosed tooth); to subject to decoronation.

Verb

decoronate (third-person singular simple present decoronates, present participle decoronating, simple past and past participle decoronated)

  1. (transitive) To remove the crown of (an ankylosed tooth); to subject to decoronation.
    Synonyms:
    decrown

Synonyms of decoronate

Forms of decoronate

third-person singular presentdecoronates
present participledecoronating
past participledecoronated
pastdecoronated

Origin of decoronate

From de- + coronate. Compare corona (“crown (of a tooth)”).

Questions about decoronate

What does decoronate mean?
Decoronate means to remove the crown of (an ankylosed tooth); to subject to decoronation.
What part of speech is decoronate?
Decoronate is a verb.
What is the past tense of decoronate?
The past tense of decoronate is decoronated.

Words near decoronate in the dictionary

  1. decoring
  2. decorins
  3. decorist
  4. decorists
  5. decoron
  6. decoronate
  7. decoronated
  8. decoronates
  9. decoronating
  10. decoronation
  11. decoronations

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