"despecificate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: despecificates [present, singular, third-person], despecificating [participle, present], despecificated [participle, past], despecificated [past]
Etymology: From de- + specificate, with de- acting as an intensifier. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|de-|specificate}} de- + specificate Head templates: {{en-verb}} despecificate (third-person singular simple present despecificates, present participle despecificating, simple past and past participle despecificated)
  1. (rare) To discriminate; to separate according to specific signification or qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-despecificate-en-verb-pV1SmTSb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for despecificate meaning in English (1.8kB)

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