dedecorate

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verb

To bring to shame; to disgrace.

OriginLatin dedecoratus →
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Meanings

verbdedecorate (third-person singular simple present dedecorates, present participle dedecorating, simple past and past participle dedecorated)

present singular third person dedecorates · participle present dedecorating · participle past dedecorated · past dedecorated

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo bring to shame; to disgrace.

    dedecorate that illustrious profession I am called to, in hopes to save my self by a speedy discession

    1665, George Thomson, Loimologia

Origin

  1. Latindedecoratus
  2. Englishdedecorate

From Latin dedecoratus, past participle of dedecorare (“to disgrace”).

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APA

dedecorate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dedecorate

MLA

“dedecorate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dedecorate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dedecorate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dedecorate.

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