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dedecorating

dedecorating is the present participle and gerund of dedecorate.

Meaning of dedecorate

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

Questions about dedecorating

What is dedecorating the present participle and gerund of?
Dedecorating is the present participle and gerund of dedecorate.

Words near dedecorating in the dictionary

  1. dedebaba
  2. dedebabas
  3. dedecorate
  4. dedecorated
  5. dedecorates
  6. dedecorating
  7. dedecoration
  8. dedecorous
  9. Dededo
  10. Dedeian
  11. Dedeians

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