"declutter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /diːˈklʌtə(ɹ)/ [UK], /diːˈklʊtə/ [UK]
Etymology: de- + clutter Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|clutter}} de- + clutter Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} declutter
  1. The act or process of removing clutter; a decluttering.
    Sense id: en-declutter-en-noun-IQDA0kSi

Verb

IPA: /diːˈklʌtə(ɹ)/ [UK], /diːˈklʊtə/ [UK] Forms: declutters [present, singular, third-person], decluttering [participle, present], decluttered [participle, past], decluttered [past]
Etymology: de- + clutter Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|clutter}} de- + clutter Head templates: {{en-verb}} declutter (third-person singular simple present declutters, present participle decluttering, simple past and past participle decluttered)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To remove clutter from, to tidy. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: dejunk, tidy Translations (Translations): siivota (Finnish), siistiä (Finnish), désencombrer (French), наводить порядок (navoditʹ porjadok) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-declutter-en-verb-XM-x7DKD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 32 68

Inflected forms

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