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debigulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-bigu-late
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reduce or shrink; to make or become smaller.

Humorous

Example Sentences

Etymology

Back-formation from Debigulator, itself from de- + big + -ule + -ate + -or, a fictional shrink ray featured in the 1996 episode "Treehouse of Horror VII" of the American animated television series The Simpsons.

Usage

Inflected Forms

debigulates (present, singular) debigulating (participle, present) debigulated (participle, past) debigulated (past)

Synonyms

ensmallen

Antonyms

embiggen

Questions

What does debigulate mean?
To reduce or shrink; to make or become smaller.
Where does debigulate come from?
Back-formation from Debigulator, itself from de- + big + -ule + -ate + -or, a fictional shrink ray featured in the 1996 episode "Treehouse of Horror VII" of the American animated television series The Simpsons.

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