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deflorate

/diːˈflɔɹət/

deflorate adjective: past the flowering state.

Adjective

deflorate (not comparable)

  1. Past the flowering state.
    • The deflorate rose-bushes take on a brownish tint.

Verb

UK/diːˈflɔɹeɪt/

deflorate (third-person singular simple present deflorates, present participle deflorating, simple past and past participle deflorated)

  1. (transitive) To remove the flowers from.
    • The bush is often deflorated by browsing wildlife.
  2. (archaic, transitive) To take the virginity of; to deflower.
    Synonyms:
    deflower, cherry-pop

Synonyms of deflorate

Forms of deflorate

third-person singular presentdeflorates
present participledeflorating
past participledeflorated
pastdeflorated

Origin of deflorate

From de- + florate.

Questions about deflorate

What does deflorate mean?
Deflorate means past the flowering state.
What part of speech is deflorate?
Deflorate can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce deflorate?
Deflorate is pronounced /diːˈflɔɹət/ (UK).

Words near deflorate in the dictionary

  1. deflocculator
  2. deflocculators
  3. deflock
  4. deflocker
  5. deflockers
  6. deflorate
  7. deflorated
  8. deflorates
  9. deflorating
  10. defloration
  11. deflorations

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