"defog" meaning in English

See defog in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /diːˈfɒɡ/ [UK], /diːˈfɑɡ/ [US] Forms: defogs [present, singular, third-person], defogging [participle, present], defogged [participle, past], defogged [past]
Rhymes: -ɒɡ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English fog English defog From de- + fog. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|de-|fog|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English fog English defog [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "of", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*de", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₁", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*déh₁", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*dē", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "de-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fog", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "defog", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="defog"> From 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 entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 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 referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: defogger

Inflected forms

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        "To remove the moisture or fog from."
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        "(transitive) To remove the moisture or fog from."
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        "(transitive, informal) To make intelligible; to free from confusion."
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        "(transitive) To remove the moisture or fog from."
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}

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