"defloat" meaning in All languages combined

See defloat on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: defloats [present, singular, third-person], defloating [participle, present], defloated [participle, past], defloated [past]
Etymology: de- + float. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|float}} de- + float Head templates: {{en-verb}} defloat (third-person singular simple present defloats, present participle defloating, simple past and past participle defloated)
  1. (transitive, graphical user interface) To cause (a visual element such as a tool palette) no longer to float over the rest of the application. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Graphical user interface

Inflected forms

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