to decaffeinate
3
5.5
- verb
- /diˈkæfɪneɪt/
:
descafeinar
- She chose decaffeinated tea because she wanted to reduce her caffeine intake.
- decaffeinated coffee
- decaffeinated tea
Examples
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She took her mug of decaffeinated coffee over to the front window and stood gazing down at the street, thankful that there had been no nausea this morning.
Fiction book (1996) -
It was decaffeinated so he wouldn't be up so late.
Fiction book (1996) -
Make it decaffeinated.
Fiction book (1999) -
Anyway, it was all very casual, and there'd be beer, cider, or decaffeinated coffee depending on whose living room they met in that week.
Fiction book (1993) -
They drank cup after cup of coffee, first regular, then decaffeinated, served in clear glass mugs by a waitress in safari shorts and a golf shirt.
Fiction book (1994) -
I prefer to drink decaffeinated coffee in the evenings so I can sleep better.
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Many people opt for decaffeinated drinks to enjoy the taste of coffee without the jitters.
How Caffeinated
3
5.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
decaffeinate = caffeinate (semi-transparent) = de + caffein + ate
The prefix 'de-' straightforwardly adds the meaning of removal to the verb 'caffeinate'.
Etymology
Decaffeinate comes from de- meaning 'remove' and caffeine, a word made from 'coffee' for the chemical that can keep you awake. So to decaffeinate a drink is to take that chemical away and make the drink less likely to keep you awake.