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Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ.deɪt/
Definition:
1. To fall or descend from a height.
2. To lower or let something drop.
3. To release an object or substance suddenly.
4. To descend abruptly or collapse.

Significance:
• It defines dropping or falling.
• It emphasizes vertical descent.
• It identifies accidental or intentional lowering.
• It avoids ambiguous or colloquial terms.
• It simplifies descriptions of falling objects.
• It improves clarity in accident reports.
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms, similar to "drop", "drops", "dropped", and "dropping".
Past verb: cadated
Present simple verb: cadate, cadates
Present continuous verb: cadating
Examples:
• "The ball accidentally cadated from the retable."
• "He cautiously cadated the fragile package."
• "Rainwater cadates from the covering border."
• "Dust particles casually cadate to the floor."
• "Confetti joyfully cadates during celebrations."
cadate by Dmitrio August 6, 2025
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When going dutch, taking all of the cash left by others (including generous tips) and then paying off the entire bill leaving a much smaller tip than the cash payers left.
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cadaverific 

A funny yet true word to think of on the spot when talking about how dead a person is or looks. Used in TFS Dragon Ball Z: Abridged Parody Episode 8 made by Team Four Star.
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"Cadaverific!!!"
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"she was a complete dead fish. cadaverous lay!"
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