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decapacitate

/diːkəˈpæsɪteɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-ca-pac-i-tate
IPA
/diːkəˈpæsɪteɪt/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reduce something's or someone's capability to do something.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English capacitate English decapacitate From de- + capacitate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːkəˈpæsɪteɪt/

Inflected Forms

decapacitates (present, singular) decapacitating (participle, present) decapacitated (participle, past) decapacitated (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce decapacitate?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːkəˈpæsɪteɪt/.
What does decapacitate mean?
To reduce something's or someone's capability to do something.
Where does decapacitate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English capacitate English decapacitate From de- + capacitate.

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