"defog" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /diːˈfɒɡ/ [UK], /diːˈfɑɡ/ [US] Forms: defogs [present, singular, third-person], defogging [participle, present], defogged [participle, past], defogged [past]
Etymology: de- + fog Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|fog}} de- + fog Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} defog (third-person singular simple present defogs, present participle defogging, simple past and past participle defogged)
  1. (transitive) To remove the moisture or fog from. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-defog-en-verb-kDTtOqir Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 46 54
  2. (transitive, informal) To make intelligible; to free from confusion. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-defog-en-verb-ydGLfYHd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: defogger

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To remove the moisture or fog from."
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