Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dedifferentiate

/diːˌdɪfəˈɹɛnʃɪeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ded-if-fer-en-ti-ate
IPA
/diːˌdɪfəˈɹɛnʃɪeɪt/
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin differentia New Latin differentiō New Latin differentiātusbor. English differentiate English dedifferentiate From de- + differentiate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːˌdɪfəˈɹɛnʃɪeɪt/

Inflected Forms

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Questions

How do you pronounce dedifferentiate?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˌdɪfəˈɹɛnʃɪeɪt/.
What does dedifferentiate mean?
To lose or reverse differentiation
Where does dedifferentiate 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- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin differentia New Latin differentiō New Latin differentiātusbor. English differentiate English dedifferentiate From de- + differentiate.

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