Decate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Decate is a verb meaning Synonym of decatize (“steam fabric”).
Meaning
Synonym of decatize (“steam fabric”).
Example Sentences
It is therefore important to decate only very slightly.
Next it will be […] neatly rolled, and finally pressed or decated (pressed with steam). Each of these processes requires several hours and specific equipment.
The Commanding General wished to know whether cloth going into storage should ever be decated. The opinion of the technologist was that , if the cloth was decated in the presence of DDT, the mothicide would steam-distill out[…]
Word Forms
- decates
- decating
- decated
Synonyms for decate
Depending on context, synonyms include decatize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include decatise, decatize, deculture, decapulate, decivilize, decolorate.
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