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deplanetize

deplanetize verb: to declare something to not become a planet anymore.

Verb

deplanetize (third-person singular simple present deplanetizes, present participle deplanetizing, simple past and past participle deplanetized)

  1. To declare something to not become a planet anymore.
    • Pluto was deplanetized in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union when it was downgraded to a dwarf planet.

Forms of deplanetize

third-person singular presentdeplanetizes
present participledeplanetizing
past participledeplanetized
pastdeplanetized

Origin of deplanetize

From de- + planet + -ize.

Questions about deplanetize

What does deplanetize mean?
Deplanetize means to declare something to not become a planet anymore.
What part of speech is deplanetize?
Deplanetize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deplanetize?
The past tense of deplanetize is deplanetized.

Words near deplanetize in the dictionary

  1. deplane
  2. deplaned
  3. deplanement
  4. deplanements
  5. deplanes
  6. deplanetize
  7. deplanetized
  8. deplanetizes
  9. deplanetizing
  10. deplaning
  11. deplant

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