"derisk" meaning in English

See derisk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: derisks [present, singular, third-person], derisking [participle, present], derisked [participle, past], derisked [past]
Etymology: From de- + risk. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|risk}} de- + risk Head templates: {{en-verb}} derisk (third-person singular simple present derisks, present participle derisking, simple past and past participle derisked)
  1. (transitive) To remove the risk from; to make safe. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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