dequeue

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/dɛk//ˌdiːˈkjuː/

verb

To remove an item from a queue.

Similar
unqueue
Opposite
queueenqueue
OriginEnglish queue ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

dequeue1

noundequeue (plural dequeues)

plural dequeues

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of deque.

dequeue2

verbdequeue (third-person singular simple present dequeues, present participle dequeuing or dequeueing, simple past and past participle dequeued)

present singular third person dequeues · participle present dequeuing · participle present dequeueing · participle past dequeued · past dequeued

  1. transitivecomputingTo remove an item from a queue.

    Synonyms: unqueue · Antonyms: queue, enqueue

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove an item from a queue.

Similar
unqueue
Opposite
queueenqueue
Also see
unqueue

Origin

dequeue · noun

Short for double-ended queue.

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dequeue · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishqueue
  8. Englishdequeue

From de- + queue.

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Translations

Finnish poistaa jonosta
  • poistaa jonostato remove from a queue
Japanese デキューする
  • デキューする (dekyū suru)to remove from a queue
Polish usuwać z kolejki, usunąć z kolejki
  • usuwać z kolejkito remove from a queue
  • usunąć z kolejkito remove from a queue

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dequeue

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Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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