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

• caffeinate

Related terms

• decaffeinated
• decaffeination

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: descafeïnar (ca)
• French: décaféiner (fr)
• Portuguese: descafeinar (pt)
• Spanish: descafeinar (es)

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