"degunkify" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-degunkify.ogg [Australia] Forms: degunkifies [present, singular, third-person], degunkifying [participle, present], degunkified [participle, past], degunkified [past]
Etymology: de- + gunk + -ify Etymology templates: {{confix|en|de|gunk|ify}} de- + gunk + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} degunkify (third-person singular simple present degunkifies, present participle degunkifying, simple past and past participle degunkified)
  1. (slang, humorous) To remove a blockage of dirt or grime from. Tags: humorous, slang Derived forms: degunkification

Inflected forms

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