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deexcite

UK/ˌdiːɛkˈsaɪt/

deexcite verb: to decrease the energy of something.

Verb

deexcite (third-person singular simple present deexcites, present participle deexciting, simple past and past participle deexcited)

  1. To decrease the energy of something
  2. To move an atom etc to a lower energy level

Forms of deexcite

third-person singular presentdeexcites
present participledeexciting
past participledeexcited
pastdeexcited

Origin of deexcite

From de- + excite.

Questions about deexcite

What does deexcite mean?
Deexcite means to decrease the energy of something.
What part of speech is deexcite?
Deexcite is a verb.
How do you pronounce deexcite?
Deexcite is pronounced /ˌdiːɛkˈsaɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of deexcite?
The past tense of deexcite is deexcited.

Words near deexcite in the dictionary

  1. deexcitated
  2. deexcitates
  3. deexcitating
  4. deexcitation
  5. deexcitations
  6. deexcite
  7. deexcited
  8. deexcites
  9. deexciting
  10. deeya
  11. deeyas

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