"deshelve" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: deshelves [present, singular, third-person], deshelving [participle, present], deshelved [participle, past], deshelved [past]
Rhymes: -ɛlv Etymology: From de- + shelve. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|shelve}} de- + shelve Head templates: {{en-verb}} deshelve (third-person singular simple present deshelves, present participle deshelving, simple past and past participle deshelved)
  1. (transitive) To remove from a shelf. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-deshelve-en-verb-EqnECPJ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
  2. (transitive, by extension) To make unavailable or inactive. Tags: broadly, transitive
    Sense id: en-deshelve-en-verb--xaKNmRd Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: deshelving

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To remove from a shelf."
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