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decrate

decrate verb: to remove from a crate.

Verb

decrate (third-person singular simple present decrates, present participle decrating, simple past and past participle decrated)

  1. (transitive) To remove from a crate.

Forms of decrate

third-person singular presentdecrates
present participledecrating
past participledecrated
pastdecrated

Origin of decrate

From de- + crate.

Words formed from decrate

Questions about decrate

What does decrate mean?
Decrate means to remove from a crate.
What part of speech is decrate?
Decrate is a verb.
What is the past tense of decrate?
The past tense of decrate is decrated.

Words near decrate in the dictionary

  1. DeCrapio
  2. decrassified
  3. decrassifies
  4. decrassify
  5. decrassifying
  6. decrate
  7. decrated
  8. decrater
  9. decraters
  10. decrates
  11. decrating

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