"dewax" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: dewaxes [present, singular, third-person], dewaxing [participle, present], dewaxed [participle, past], dewaxed [past]
Etymology: From de- + wax. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|wax}} de- + wax Head templates: {{en-verb}} dewax (third-person singular simple present dewaxes, present participle dewaxing, simple past and past participle dewaxed)
  1. (transitive) To remove wax from (a material or surface). Tags: transitive Translations (to remove wax): poistaa vaha (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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