derust.
To remove rust from (something).
Meaning & usage
To remove rust from (something).
I'm going to derust the car this weekend.
To regain one's skills at a game after not having played for a while; to reverse the process of rusting.
Where this word comes from
From de- + rust.
An instance of derusting (in either sense).
Where this word comes from
From de- + rust.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.