"detechnicalize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: detechnicalizes [present, singular, third-person], detechnicalizing [participle, present], detechnicalized [participle, past], detechnicalized [past]
Etymology: From de- + technical + -ize. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|de|technical|ize}} de- + technical + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} detechnicalize (third-person singular simple present detechnicalizes, present participle detechnicalizing, simple past and past participle detechnicalized)
  1. (transitive) To remove the technical aspects from; to simplify. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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