dedifferentiate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To lose or reverse differentiation

Pronunciation

/diːˌdɪfəˈɹɛnʃɪeɪt/

Word forms

dedifferentiate dedifferentiates dedifferentiating dedifferentiated

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin differentia New Latin differentiō New Latin differentiātusbor. English differentiate English dedifferentiate From de- + differentiate.

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