different between decore vs decoke

English

Etymology 1

de- +? core

Verb

decore (third-person singular simple present decores, present participle decoring, simple past and past participle decored)

1. (transitive) To remove the core from.

   to decore a cabbage

Etymology 2

Compare French décorer. See decorate.

Verb

decore (third-person singular simple present decores, present participle decoring, simple past and past participle decored)

1. (obsolete) To decorate; to beautify.
   • E. Hall

     To decore and beautify the house of God.

Anagrams

• Ceredo, recode, redeco

Latin

Adverb

dec?r? (comparative dec?rius, superlative dec?rissim?)

1. properly, suitably
2. beautifully, elegantly

Related terms

• decor
• decor?
• decor?sus
• dec?rum
• dec?rus

References

• decore in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• decore in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• decore in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Verb

decore

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of decorar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of decorar
3. third-person singular imperative of decorar

Spanish

Verb

decore

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of decorar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of decorar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of decorar.

English

Etymology

de- +? coke

Noun

decoke (plural decokes)

1. (informal) decarbonization.

Verb

decoke (third-person singular simple present decokes, present participle decoking, simple past and past participle decoked)

1. (informal, transitive) To decarbonize, especially to remove the build-up of carbon in the cylinder of an engine or the bowl or a pipe.

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989