dequantitate

English

Etymology

First attested in 1646; from de- +‎ quantity +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːˈkwɒntɪteɪt/

Verb

dequantitate (third-person singular simple present dequantitates, present participle dequantitating, simple past and past participle dequantitated)

1. (obsolete, rare) To reduce the quantity of.
   • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

     pure gold […] is actually dequantitated by fire

References

• “dequantitate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.