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delaminate

/diːˈlæmɪneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
de-lam-i-nate
IPA
/diːˈlæmɪneɪt/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up.

Transitive verb

verb

To come apart into its component layers.

Intransitive verb

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 laminate English delaminate From de- + laminate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːˈlæmɪneɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

delaminates (present, singular) delaminating (participle, present) delaminated (participle, past) delaminated (past)

Derived Forms

delam

Synonyms

delam

Questions

How do you pronounce delaminate?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈlæmɪneɪt/.
What does delaminate mean?
To cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up.
Where does delaminate 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 laminate English delaminate From de- + laminate.

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