Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-cate
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of decatize (“steam fabric”).

Example Sentences

"It is therefore important to decate only very slightly."
"The Commanding General wished to know whether cloth going into storage should ever be decated. The opinion of the technologist was that , if the cloth was decated in the presence of DDT, the mothicide would steam-distill out[…]"
"Next it will be […] neatly rolled, and finally pressed or decated (pressed with steam). Each of these processes requires several hours and specific equipment."

Etymology

From French décatir ("to remove the cati from"), from catir.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: décatir

Inflected Forms

decates (present, singular) decating (participle, present) decated (participle, past) decated (past)

Synonyms

decatize

Questions

What does decate mean?: Synonym of decatize (“steam fabric”).
Where does decate come from?: It is traced to French.

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