"dedifferentiate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /diːˌdɪfəˈɹɛnʃɪeɪt/ [UK] Forms: dedifferentiates [present, singular, third-person], dedifferentiating [participle, present], dedifferentiated [participle, past], dedifferentiated [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin differentia New Latin differentiō New Latin differentiātusbor. English differentiate English dedifferentiate From de- + differentiate. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|de-|differentiate|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin differentia New Latin differentiō New Latin differentiātusbor. English differentiate English dedifferentiate From de- + differentiate. Head templates: {{en-verb}} dedifferentiate (third-person singular simple present dedifferentiates, present participle dedifferentiating, simple past and past participle dedifferentiated)
  1. To lose or reverse differentiation Related terms: dedifferentiation

Inflected forms

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