decore

See also: décoré, décore, and decoré

English

Etymology 1

From 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 or an apple

Derived terms

• decorer

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.
   • 1550, Edward Hall, “(please specify the part of the work)”, in The Vnion of the Two Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre & Yorke, Beyng Long in Continuall Discension for the Croune of this Noble Realme, […], London: […] Rychard Grafton, […] [and Steven Mierdman], →OCLC:

     To decore and illustre thesame assembly.

References

• “decore”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Ceredo, recode, redeco

Galician

Verb

decore

1. inflection of decorar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Latin

Adverb

decōrē (comparative decōrius, superlative decōrissimē)

1. properly, suitably
2. beautifully, elegantly

Related terms

• decor
• decorō
• decorōsus
• decōrum
• decōrus

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. inflection of decorar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

decore

1. inflection of decorar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative