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de·caf·fein·at·ed

 (dē-kăf′ə-nā′tĭd, -kăf′ē-ə-)
adj.
Having the caffeine removed: decaffeinated coffee; decaffeinated soft drinks.

de·caf′fein·ate′ v.
de·caf′fein·a′tion n.
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decaffeinate

(dɪˈkæfɪˌneɪt)
vb
(Cookery) (tr) to remove all or part of the caffeine from (coffee, tea, etc)
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de•caf•fein•ate

(diˈkæf əˌneɪt, -ˈkæf i ə-)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.
to remove caffeine from.
[1925–30]
de•caf`fein•a′tion, n.
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decaffeinate


Past participle: decaffeinated
Gerund: decaffeinating

Imperative
decaffeinate
decaffeinate
Present
I decaffeinate
you decaffeinate
he/she/it decaffeinates
we decaffeinate
you decaffeinate
they decaffeinate
Preterite
I decaffeinated
you decaffeinated
he/she/it decaffeinated
we decaffeinated
you decaffeinated
they decaffeinated
Present Continuous
I am decaffeinating
you are decaffeinating
he/she/it is decaffeinating
we are decaffeinating
you are decaffeinating
they are decaffeinating
Present Perfect
I have decaffeinated
you have decaffeinated
he/she/it has decaffeinated
we have decaffeinated
you have decaffeinated
they have decaffeinated
Past Continuous
I was decaffeinating
you were decaffeinating
he/she/it was decaffeinating
we were decaffeinating
you were decaffeinating
they were decaffeinating
Past Perfect
I had decaffeinated
you had decaffeinated
he/she/it had decaffeinated
we had decaffeinated
you had decaffeinated
they had decaffeinated
Future
I will decaffeinate
you will decaffeinate
he/she/it will decaffeinate
we will decaffeinate
you will decaffeinate
they will decaffeinate
Future Perfect
I will have decaffeinated
you will have decaffeinated
he/she/it will have decaffeinated
we will have decaffeinated
you will have decaffeinated
they will have decaffeinated
Future Continuous
I will be decaffeinating
you will be decaffeinating
he/she/it will be decaffeinating
we will be decaffeinating
you will be decaffeinating
they will be decaffeinating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been decaffeinating
you have been decaffeinating
he/she/it has been decaffeinating
we have been decaffeinating
you have been decaffeinating
they have been decaffeinating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been decaffeinating
you will have been decaffeinating
he/she/it will have been decaffeinating
we will have been decaffeinating
you will have been decaffeinating
they will have been decaffeinating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been decaffeinating
you had been decaffeinating
he/she/it had been decaffeinating
we had been decaffeinating
you had been decaffeinating
they had been decaffeinating
Conditional
I would decaffeinate
you would decaffeinate
he/she/it would decaffeinate
we would decaffeinate
you would decaffeinate
they would decaffeinate
Past Conditional
I would have decaffeinated
you would have decaffeinated
he/she/it would have decaffeinated
we would have decaffeinated
you would have decaffeinated
they would have decaffeinated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.decaffeinate - remove caffeine from (coffee)
get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
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