"dewax" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dewaxes [present, singular, third-person], dewaxing [participle, present], dewaxed [participle, past], dewaxed [past]
Etymology: de- + wax Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|wax}} de- + wax Head templates: {{en-verb}} dewax (third-person singular simple present dewaxes, present participle dewaxing, simple past and past participle dewaxed)
  1. To remove wax from a material or from a surface. Translations (to remove wax): poistaa vaha (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-dewax-en-verb-aMt-vIiY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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