demate

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verb

To move (a space shuttle orbiter) off the back of an aircraft that can carry it.

Opposite
mate
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Meanings

verbdemate (third-person singular simple present demates, present participle demating, simple past and past participle demated)

present singular third person demates · participle present demating · participle past demated · past demated

  1. transitivespace flightTo move (a space shuttle orbiter) off the back of an aircraft that can carry it.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
mate

Origin

From de- + mate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

teamedmeated
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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