Meanings
verbdemyelinate (third-person singular simple present demyelinates, present participle demyelinating, simple past and past participle demyelinated)
present singular third person demyelinates · participle present demyelinating · participle past demyelinated · past demyelinated
- medicineTo remove the myelin sheath from a nerve
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishmyelin
- Englishdemyelinate
From de- + myelin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish demyelinoida
- demyelinoidato remove the myelin sheath from a nerve
French démyéliniser
- démyéliniserto remove the myelin sheath from a nerve
German demyelinisieren
- demyelinisierento remove the myelin sheath from a nerve
Irish dímhiailinigh
- dímhiailinighto remove the myelin sheath from a nerve
Portuguese desmielinizar
- desmielinizarto remove the myelin sheath from a nerve
Cite this entry
APA
demyelinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demyelinate
MLA
“demyelinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demyelinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demyelinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demyelinate.
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