Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dechallenge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dechal-lenge
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stop administering a drug to a patient, to see whether its suspected effects cease to occur.

Etymology

From de- + challenge; see drug challenge.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

dechallenges (present, singular) dechallenging (participle, present) dechallenged (participle, past) dechallenged (past)

Frequently Paired Words

rechallenge

Questions

What does dechallenge mean?
To stop administering a drug to a patient, to see whether its suspected effects cease to occur.
Where does dechallenge come from?
From de- + challenge; see drug challenge.

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