"dewire" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈdiː.waɪə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: dewires [present, singular, third-person], dewiring [participle, present], dewired [participle, past], dewired [past]
Etymology: From de- + wire. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|wire}} de- + wire Head templates: {{en-verb}} dewire (third-person singular simple present dewires, present participle dewiring, simple past and past participle dewired)
  1. (of a train, tram or trolleybus, usually intransitive) for the pantograph or trolley pole, etc to become unintentionally detached from or entangled with the overhead lines such that the power to the vehicle is lost. Tags: intransitive, usually Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-dewire-en-verb-qMbsA2OZ Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42
  2. To remove wires from something; to dismantle a system of overhead lines.
    Sense id: en-dewire-en-verb-CILQp299 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dewirement

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "wire"
    },
    {
      "word": "rewire"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dewirement"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From de- + wire.",
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    {
      "form": "dewires",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewiring",
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "dewired",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewired",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "_dis": "57 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "for the pantograph or trolley pole, etc to become unintentionally detached from or entangled with the overhead lines such that the power to the vehicle is lost."
      ],
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        [
          "pantograph",
          "pantograph"
        ],
        [
          "trolley pole",
          "trolley pole"
        ],
        [
          "overhead line",
          "overhead line"
        ]
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a train, tram or trolleybus, usually intransitive) for the pantograph or trolley pole, etc to become unintentionally detached from or entangled with the overhead lines such that the power to the vehicle is lost."
      ],
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        "of a train"
      ],
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        "intransitive",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "name": "English terms prefixed with de-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To remove wires from something; to dismantle a system of overhead lines."
      ],
      "id": "en-dewire-en-verb-CILQp299"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈdiː.waɪə(ɹ)/",
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      ]
    }
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}
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    }
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    "English lemmas",
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    {
      "word": "dewirement"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From de- + wire.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dewires",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewiring",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewired",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewired",
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      ]
    }
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        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "for the pantograph or trolley pole, etc to become unintentionally detached from or entangled with the overhead lines such that the power to the vehicle is lost."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pantograph",
          "pantograph"
        ],
        [
          "trolley pole",
          "trolley pole"
        ],
        [
          "overhead line",
          "overhead line"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "tram or trolleybus",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a train, tram or trolleybus, usually intransitive) for the pantograph or trolley pole, etc to become unintentionally detached from or entangled with the overhead lines such that the power to the vehicle is lost."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a train"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To remove wires from something; to dismantle a system of overhead lines."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdiː.waɪə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dewire"
}

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