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disequilibrate

disequilibrate verb: to bring out of a state of equilibrium; to unbalance.

Verb

disequilibrate (third-person singular simple present disequilibrates, present participle disequilibrating, simple past and past participle disequilibrated)

  1. (transitive) To bring out of a state of equilibrium; to unbalance.

Forms of disequilibrate

third-person singular presentdisequilibrates
present participledisequilibrating
past participledisequilibrated
pastdisequilibrated

Origin of disequilibrate

From dis- + equilibrate.

Questions about disequilibrate

What does disequilibrate mean?
Disequilibrate means to bring out of a state of equilibrium; to unbalance.
What part of speech is disequilibrate?
Disequilibrate is a verb.
What is the past tense of disequilibrate?
The past tense of disequilibrate is disequilibrated.

Words near disequilibrate in the dictionary

  1. disequalized
  2. disequalizer
  3. disequalizers
  4. disequalizes
  5. disequalizing
  6. disequilibrate
  7. disequilibrated
  8. disequilibrates
  9. disequilibrating
  10. disequilibration
  11. disequilibrations

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