"degrease" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: degreases [present, singular, third-person], degreasing [participle, present], degreased [participle, past], degreased [past]
Etymology: From de- + grease. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|grease}} de- + grease Head templates: {{en-verb}} degrease (third-person singular simple present degreases, present participle degreasing, simple past and past participle degreased)
  1. (transitive) To remove grease from something. Tags: transitive Derived forms: degreaser, nondegreased Translations (To remove grease from something.): dégraisser (French), entfetten (German), обезмастува (obezmastuva) (Macedonian), desengrasar (Spanish), desgrasar (english: wool or woolen clothes) (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To remove grease from something."
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          "sense": "To remove grease from something.",
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          "sense": "To remove grease from something.",
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