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delaminate

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /diːˈlæmɪneɪt/

1

verb

Meaning 1

To cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To come apart into its component layers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Water damage caused the plywood of the floor to delaminate. The layers came apart and the whole piece had to be replaced.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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- English laminate English delaminate From de- + laminate.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: delaminoida — cause to come apart in layers
  • Finnish: palstauttaa — cause to come apart in layers
  • Finnish: delaminoitua — come apart in layers
  • Finnish: palstautua — come apart in layers