decaffeinate

de·caf·fein·ate

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dee-kaf-uh-neyt, -kaf-ee-uh-]
- /diˈkæf əˌneɪt, -ˈkæf i ə-/
- /diˈk.æ.fə.ˌnet/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-kaf-uh-neyt, -kaf-ee-uh-]
- /diˈkæf əˌneɪt, -ˈkæf i ə-/

Definitions of decaffeinate word

verb decaffeinate to remove all or part of the caffeine from (coffee, tea, etc) 3
verb with object decaffeinate to extract caffeine from: to decaffeinate coffee. 1
noun decaffeinate Remove most or all of the caffeine from (coffee or tea). 1
verb decaffeinate (Transitive Verb) To remove the caffeine from something (especially from coffee). 0

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Origin of decaffeinate

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; de- + caffein + -ate1

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Parts of speech for Decaffeinate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Decaffeinate

decaffeinate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

decaffeinate usage trend in Literature

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