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Webster 1913 Edition


decore

de-core′

(dē̍-kōr′)
,
Verb.
T.
[Cf. F.
décorer
. See
Decorate
.]
To decorate; to beautify.
[Obs.]
To
decore
and beautify the house of God.
E. Hall.

Definition 2024


decore

decore

See also: décoré, décore, and decoré

English

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

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.
    • E. Hall
      To decore and beautify the house of God.


Latin

Adverb

decōrē (comparable decōrius, superlative decōrissimē)

  1. properly, suitably
  2. beautifully, elegantly

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Portuguese

Verb

decore

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of decorar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of decorar
  3. third-person singular imperative of decorar

Spanish

Verb

decore

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of decorar.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of decorar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of decorar.