Devenustate

/dɪˈvenəsteɪt/ verb

Definition

An extremely rare or obsolete term; possibly meaning to deprive of beauty or to make unbecoming (if the word exists at all).

Etymology

Possibly from de- (prefix meaning to remove) + venustate (from Latin venus, meaning beauty or grace), though this word is so rare that its true etymology is uncertain.

Kelly Says

This word is so obscure that it might be a ghost word—a term that appears in some historical texts but never actually existed in real usage, a quirk of how old dictionaries were compiled!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደሚገኝ
en-deh-mee-geyn
ARالعربية
تفكك
ta-fak-k
BNবাংলা
পরিণাম
pa-ri-na-am
CACatalà
devenustació
deh-veh-nus-ta-syon
CSČeština
devenustace
deh-veh-nus-ta-ce
DADansk
devenustation
deh-veh-nus-ta-syon
DEDeutsch
devenustation
deh-veh-nus-ta-syon
ELΕλληνικά
αποκατάσταση
a-po-ka-ta-sta-si
ESEspañol
desvenustar
des-veh-nus-tar
FAفارسی
زوال
z-va-al
FISuomi
devenustatio
deh-veh-nus-ta-tio
FRFrançais
dévenustation
deh-veh-nus-ta-syon
GUGU
विकास
vee-kaas
HAHA
haɓaka
ha-ba-ka
HEעברית
הידרדרות
hi-der-der-ot
HIहिन्दी
विसर्जन
vee-sir-jan
HUMagyar
devenustatio
deh-veh-nus-ta-tio
IDBahasa Indonesia
perburukan
per-bu-ru-kan
IGIG
ihe nwe
ee-he n-weh
ITItaliano
devenustazione
deh-veh-nus-ta-syon
JA日本語
劣化
retsu-ka
KKKK
өркен
ork-en
KMKM
អាក្រក់
a-ak-rak
KO한국어
쇠퇴
so-toe
MRMR
विकास
vee-kaas
MSBahasa Melayu
degradasion
deh-gra-da-syon
MYမြန်မာ
ပျက်စီး
pyet-si
NLNederlands
devenustatie
deh-veh-nus-ta-tee
NONorsk
devenustation
deh-veh-nus-ta-syon
PAPA
विकਾ
vee-ka
PLPolski
dewenustacja
deh-veh-nus-ta-tsya
PTPortuguês
devenustação
deh-veh-nus-ta-syon
RORomână
devenustare
deh-veh-nus-ta-reh
RUРусский
ухудшение
ookh-she-nee-ye
SVSvenska
devenustation
deh-veh-nus-ta-syon
SWKiswahili
kupunguzwa
koo-pu-ngu-z-wa
TAதமிழ்
வீழ்ச்சி
vee-lyach-chi
TEతెలుగు
వికారం
vi-ka-ra-m
THไทย
เสื่อม
s-ue-m
TLTL
pagkakasira
pa-g-ka-ka-si-ra
TRTürkçe
kötüleşme
koo-tye-lesh-meh
UKУкраїнська
деградація
de-gra-da-tsi-ya
URاردو
خراب
kha-rab
VITiếng Việt
hạ cấp
ha-cap
YOYO
àṣẹ
a-she
ZH中文
退化
tuì huà
ZUZU
ukusasa
oo-koo-sa-sa

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