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dedecorate

dedecorate verb: to bring to shame; to disgrace.

Verb

dedecorate (third-person singular simple present dedecorates, present participle dedecorating, simple past and past participle dedecorated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To bring to shame; to disgrace.
    • dedecorate that illustrious profession I am called to, in hopes to save my self by a speedy discession1665, George Thomson, Loimologia

Forms of dedecorate

third-person singular presentdedecorates
present participlededecorating
past participlededecorated
pastdedecorated

Origin of dedecorate

From Latin dedecoratus, past participle of dedecorare (“to disgrace”).

Questions about dedecorate

What does dedecorate mean?
Dedecorate means to bring to shame; to disgrace.
What part of speech is dedecorate?
Dedecorate is a verb.
What is the past tense of dedecorate?
The past tense of dedecorate is dedecorated.

Words near dedecorate in the dictionary

  1. Deddick Valley
  2. Deddington
  3. dede
  4. dedebaba
  5. dedebabas
  6. dedecorate
  7. dedecorated
  8. dedecorates
  9. dedecorating
  10. dedecoration
  11. dedecorous

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