"deexcite" meaning in English

See deexcite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌdiːɛkˈsaɪt/ [UK] Forms: deexcites [present, singular, third-person], deexciting [participle, present], deexcited [participle, past], deexcited [past]
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 excite English deexcite From de- + excite. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|de-|excite|text=+|tree=1}} 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 excite English deexcite [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "of", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*de", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₁", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*déh₁", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*dē", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "de-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "excite", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "deexcite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="deexcite"> From de- + excite. Head templates: {{en-verb}} deexcite (third-person singular simple present deexcites, present participle deexciting, simple past and past participle deexcited)
  1. (physics) To decrease the energy of something
    Sense id: en-deexcite-en-verb-jNjdx5pk Categories (other): Physics, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Energy, Physical chemistry, Quantum mechanics Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Energy: 61 39 Disambiguation of Physical chemistry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Quantum mechanics: 47 53 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (physics) To move an atom etc to a lower energy level
    Sense id: en-deexcite-en-verb-0eNWkIhY Categories (other): Physics, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Physical chemistry, Quantum mechanics Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Physical chemistry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Quantum mechanics: 47 53 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: deexcitation

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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