de-excite

or de·ex·cite

[ dee-ik-sahyt ]

verb (used with object),de-ex·cit·ed, de-ex·cit·ing.
  1. to cause (an atom) to fall from an excited energy level to a lower energy level.

verb (used without object),de-ex·cit·ed, de-ex·cit·ing.
  1. to become de-excited.

Origin of de-excite

1
First recorded in 1960–65

Other words from de-excite

  • de-ex·ci·ta·tion, de·ex·ci·ta·tion, noun

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