"uninsulate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: uninsulates [present, singular, third-person], uninsulating [participle, present], uninsulated [participle, past], uninsulated [past]
Etymology: un- + insulate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|insulate}} un- + insulate Head templates: {{en-verb}} uninsulate (third-person singular simple present uninsulates, present participle uninsulating, simple past and past participle uninsulated)
  1. (transitive) To remove insulation from. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-uninsulate-en-verb-kVsuiTmb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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