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degrate

degrate verb: to remove the property of a grating from.

Verb

degrate (third-person singular simple present degrates, present participle degrating, simple past and past participle degrated)

  1. To remove the property of a grating from
    • This work demonstrates the existence of distinct mechanisms that degrate the quantum electronic effects in graphene, which are affected differently by the sample production methodology..2016, Fabio M. Ardito, Thiago G. Mendes-de-Sa, Paulo F. Gomes, Daniela L. Mafra, Rodrigo G. Lacerda, F. Iikawa, Eduardo Granado, “Landau Level Broadening Mechanisms of Neutral Graphene: Strain Fields...

Proper noun capitalized: Degrate

Degrate (plural Degrates)

  1. A surname.

Forms of degrate

Verb
third-person singular presentdegrates
present participledegrating
past participledegrated
pastdegrated
Proper noun
pluralDegrates
alternative formDeGrate

Questions about degrate

What does degrate mean?
Degrate means to remove the property of a grating from.
What part of speech is degrate?
Degrate can be a verb or a proper noun.
What is the past tense of degrate?
The past tense of degrate is degrated.

Words near degrate in the dictionary

  1. degranulations
  2. degranulator
  3. degranulators
  4. degranulatory
  5. degras
  6. degrate
  7. Degrates
  8. degrative
  9. degravitate
  10. degravitated
  11. degravitates

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