degrease.
To remove grease from something.
Meaning & usage
To remove grease from something.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Latin crassus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease English degrease From de- + grease.
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