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decorporation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /diːkɔːpəˈɹeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /dikɔɹpəˈɹeɪʃən/ (General-American)

Etymology

From de- + corporation.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The therapeutic removal of radioactive material that has been absorbed by the body
  2. (uncountable) The legal revocation of a registration/charter of a corporation (or Limited Liability Company) operating to the detriment of the state, nation, and/or world.
  3. (uncountable) The act of becoming no long corporeal.
    • (meditative humming) “As I grow closer to decorporation, words start to lose meaning.” (meditative humming) 2020 August 27, Ann Kim, “Moist Vessel” (5:14 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 1, episode 4, spoken by O'Connor (Haley Joel Osment):

Translations (1)

de Dekorporation (therapeutic removal of radioactive material)