decore

decore

See also: décoré, décore, and decoré

English

Etymology 1

    From de- + core.

    Verb

    decore (third-person singular simple present decores, present participle decoring, simple past and past participle decored)

    1. (transitive) To remove the core from.
      to decore a cabbage or an apple
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Compare French décorer. See decorate.

    Verb

    decore (third-person singular simple present decores, present participle decoring, simple past and past participle decored)

    1. (obsolete) To decorate; to beautify.
      • a. 1548 (date written), Edward Hall, Richard Grafton, “(please specify the part of the work)”, in The Vnion of the Two Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre & Yorke, [], London: [] Richardi Graftoni [], published 1548, →OCLC:
        To decore and illustre thesame assembly.

    References

    Anagrams

    Galician

    Verb

    decore

    1. inflection of decorar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

    Latin

    Adverb

    decōrē (comparative decōrius, superlative decōrissimē)

    1. properly, suitably
    2. beautifully, elegantly

    Noun

    decōre

    1. ablative singular of decor

    Noun

    decore

    1. ablative singular of decus

    References

    • decore”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • decore”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • decore”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Portuguese

    Verb

    decore

    1. inflection of decorar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

    Spanish

    Verb

    decore

    1. inflection of decorar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative