"debigulate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: debigulates [present, singular, third-person], debigulating [participle, present], debigulated [participle, past], debigulated [past]
Etymology: de- + big + -(ul)ate. From a fictional shrink ray called The Debigulator, featured in the 1996 episode "Treehouse of Horror VII" of the American animated television series The Simpsons. Etymology templates: {{m|en|de-}} de-, {{m|en|big}} big, {{m|en|-ate|-(ul)ate}} -(ul)ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} debigulate (third-person singular simple present debigulates, present participle debigulating, simple past and past participle debigulated)
  1. (rare, humorous) To reduce or shrink; to make or become smaller. Wikipedia link: The Simpsons, Treehouse of Horror VII Tags: humorous, rare Categories (topical): Size, The Simpsons Synonyms: ensmallen

Inflected forms

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