decarbonate

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UK/diːˈkɑːbəneɪt/

verb

To remove carbon dioxide from (something, especially a beverage).

OriginEnglish carbonate ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem →
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Meanings

verbdecarbonate (third-person singular simple present decarbonates, present participle decarbonating, simple past and past participle decarbonated)

present singular third person decarbonates · participle present decarbonating · participle past decarbonated · past decarbonated

  1. transitiveTo remove carbon dioxide from (something, especially a beverage).
  2. intransitiveTo lose carbon dioxide.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  8. Latincarbōnem
  9. Frenchcarbone
  10. Englishcarbon
  11. Englishcarbonate
  12. Englishdecarbonate

From de- + carbonate.

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APA

decarbonate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decarbonate

MLA

“decarbonate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decarbonate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decarbonate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decarbonate.

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