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degeminate

degeminate verb: to lose gemination.

Verb

degeminate (third-person singular simple present degeminates, present participle degeminating, simple past and past participle degeminated)

  1. (intransitive) to lose gemination
  2. (transitive) to remove gemination

Forms of degeminate

third-person singular presentdegeminates
present participledegeminating
past participledegeminated
pastdegeminated

Origin of degeminate

From de- + geminate.

Questions about degeminate

What does degeminate mean?
Degeminate means to lose gemination.
What part of speech is degeminate?
Degeminate is a verb.
What is the past tense of degeminate?
The past tense of degeminate is degeminated.

Words near degeminate in the dictionary

  1. degelified
  2. degelify
  3. degelled
  4. degelling
  5. Degema
  6. degeminate
  7. degeminated
  8. degemination
  9. degeminations
  10. degen
  11. degender

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