delaminate
delaminate · delaminates · delaminated · delaminating
To cause to come apart into the layers that make it upTo cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up.
/diːˈlæmɪneɪt/
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up.
(intransitive)To come apart into its component layers.
Water damage caused the plywood of the floor to delaminate. The layers came apart and the whole piece had to be replaced.
Forms
delaminates, delaminating, delaminated, delaminated| Base form | delaminate · to delaminate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | delaminates |
| Present participle | delaminating |
| Past simple | delaminated |
| Past participle | delaminated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsdelam
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle