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Webster 1913 Edition

Dedecorate

De-dec′o-rate

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
dedecoratus
, p. p. of
dedecorare
to disgrace. See
Decorate
.]
To bring to shame; to disgrace.
[Obs.]
Bailey.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dedecorate

DEDECORATE

,
Verb.
T.
To disgrace.

Definition 2025

dedecorate

dedecorate

English

Verb

dedecorate ‎(third-person singular simple present dedecorates, present participle dedecorating, simple past and past participle dedecorated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To bring to shame; to disgrace.
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Latin

Verb

dēdecorāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēdecorō

Etymology

Latin dedecoratus, past participle of dedecorare to disgrace.

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