DECAFFEINATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decaffeinate mean? 

• DECAFFEINATE (verb)
  The verb DECAFFEINATE has 1 sense:

1. remove caffeine from (coffee)

  Familiarity information: DECAFFEINATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECAFFEINATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they decaffeinate    ... he / she / it decaffeinates   
Past simple: decaffeinated   
Past participle: decaffeinated   
-ing form: decaffeinating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove caffeine from (coffee)

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "decaffeinate" is one way to...):

get rid of; remove (dispose of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

It is made from decaffeinated green tea, and contains chemicals called catechins, which are antioxidants.

(Defined Green Tea Catechin Extract, NCI Dictionary)

A defined, decaffeinated green tea polyphenol mixture isolated from Camellia sinensis, a plant native to Asia, with antiviral and antioxidant activities and potential chemopreventive activity.

(Green tea extract, NCI Thesaurus)

A proprietary formulation composed of a defined, decaffeinated green tea extract, containing polyphenolic flavonol catechins, isolated from the plant Camellia sinensis with antiviral, antioxidant, and potential chemopreventive activities.

(Defined Green Tea Catechin Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

Lower mortality was present regardless of whether people drank regular or decaffeinated coffee, suggesting the association is not tied to caffeine.

(Drink Coffee for a Longer Life, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)