单词 | dequantitate |
释义 | † dequantitatev. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To diminish the quantity or amount of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > reduce in quantity or number thinc1440 depopulate1545 shorten1604 disquantity1608 waste1617 dequantitate1646 paucify1648 castrate1728 shrink1832 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. v. 86 This we affirme of pure gold, for that which is currant..by reason of its allay..is actually dequantitated by fire. View more context for this quotation 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Dequantitate, to lessen or diminish the quantity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.1646 |
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