dequantitate

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/diːˈkwɒntɪteɪt/

verb

To reduce the quantity of.

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Meanings

verbdequantitate (third-person singular simple present dequantitates, present participle dequantitating, simple past and past participle dequantitated)

present singular third person dequantitates · participle present dequantitating · participle past dequantitated · past dequantitated

  1. obsoleterareTo reduce the quantity of.

    pure gold […]is actually dequantitated by fire

    1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Origin

First attested in 1646; from de- + quantity + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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