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dequantitate

/diːˈkwɒntɪteɪt/

dequantitate verb: to reduce the quantity of.

Verb

dequantitate (third-person singular simple present dequantitates, present participle dequantitating, simple past and past participle dequantitated)

  1. (obsolete, rare) To reduce the quantity of.
    • pure gold […]is actually dequantitated by fire1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Forms of dequantitate

third-person singular presentdequantitates
present participledequantitating
past participledequantitated
pastdequantitated

Origin of dequantitate

First attested in 1646; from de- + quantity + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about dequantitate

What does dequantitate mean?
Dequantitate means to reduce the quantity of.
What part of speech is dequantitate?
Dequantitate is a verb.
How do you pronounce dequantitate?
Dequantitate is pronounced /diːˈkwɒntɪteɪt/.
What is the past tense of dequantitate?
The past tense of dequantitate is dequantitated.

Words near dequantitate in the dictionary

  1. DEQ
  2. Deqing
  3. dequalification
  4. dequalifications
  5. dequalinium
  6. dequantitate
  7. dequantitated
  8. dequantitates
  9. dequantitating
  10. dequantization
  11. dequantizations

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