"deink" meaning in English

See deink in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: deinks [present, singular, third-person], deinking [participle, present], deinked [participle, past], deinked [past]
Etymology: de- + ink Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|ink}} de- + ink Head templates: {{en-verb}} deink (third-person singular simple present deinks, present participle deinking, simple past and past participle deinked)
  1. (transitive) To remove ink from, especially in the process of recycling paper. Tags: transitive Translations (to remove ink from): siistata (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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