"unwax" meaning in English

See unwax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unwaxes [present, singular, third-person], unwaxing [participle, present], unwaxed [participle, past], unwaxed [past]
Etymology: un- + wax Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|wax}} un- + wax Head templates: {{en-verb}} unwax (third-person singular simple present unwaxes, present participle unwaxing, simple past and past participle unwaxed)
  1. (transitive) To remove wax from. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unwax-en-verb-CkmKpYby Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unwax meaning in English (1.3kB)

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