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deice.

To remove ice from (something).

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/diːˈaɪs/
  1. To remove ice from (something).

    transitive
    They had to move the plane back from the runway to deice the wings before takeoff.
  2. To lose its ice; to thaw.

    intransitive
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- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-so-der. Proto-Germanic *īsą Proto-West Germanic *īs Old English īs Middle English is English ice English deice From de- + ice.

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