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Webster 1913 Edition
Despecificate
Deˊspe-cif′i-cate
,Verb.
T.
[Pref.
de-
(intens.) + specificate
.] To discriminate; to separate according to specific signification or qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize.
[R.]
Inaptitude and ineptitude have been usefully
despecificated
. Fitzed. Hall.
Definition 2024
despecificate
despecificate
English
Verb
despecificate (third-person singular simple present despecificates, present participle despecificating, simple past and past participle despecificated)
- (rare) To discriminate; to separate according to specific signification or qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize.
- Inaptitude and ineptitude have been usefully despecificated. — Fitzed. Hall.