decaffeinate

decaffeinate

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-der.
English de-
English caffeine
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
English decaffeinate

    From de- + caffeine + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈkæfiːneɪt/

    Verb

    decaffeinate (third-person singular simple present decaffeinates, present participle decaffeinating, simple past and past participle decaffeinated)

    1. (transitive) To remove the caffeine from something (especially from coffee).

    Antonyms

    Translations

    Translations

    Italian

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    decaffeinate

    1. inflection of decaffeinare:
      1. second-person plural present indicative
      2. second-person plural imperative

    Etymology 2

    Participle

    decaffeinate f pl

    1. feminine plural of decaffeinato

    Adjective

    decaffeinate f pl

    1. feminine plural of decaffeinato
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