Meanings
verbdeexcite (third-person singular simple present deexcites, present participle deexciting, simple past and past participle deexcited)
present singular third person deexcites · participle present deexciting · participle past deexcited · past deexcited
- natural sciencesTo move an atom etc to a lower energy level
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishexcite
- Englishdeexcite
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APA
deexcite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deexcite
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“deexcite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deexcite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deexcite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deexcite.
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