de-ice

UK/diːˈaɪs/

A form of deice — To remove ice from (something).

Similar
defrostdeice
OriginEnglish ice ← Middle English is ← Old English īs →
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Meanings

verbde-ice (third-person singular simple present de-ices, present participle de-icing, simple past and past participle de-iced)

present singular third person de-ices · participle present de-icing · participle past de-iced · past de-iced

  1. alternativeAlternative form of deice.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake or become free of frost or ice

Similar
defrostdeice
Broader
dissolvethawunfreeze
Also see
defrostdeicethaw

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-so-
  9. Proto-Germanic*īsą
  10. Proto-West Germanic*īs
  11. Old Englishīs
  12. Middle Englishis
  13. Englishice
  14. Englishde-ice

From de- + ice.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with de-ice

priceadvicenicedeviceicevicetwicenycmiceprecisespicedicesacrificesliceconcisethricesufficesplicelicewisviseenticeBricesais
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Cite this entry
APA

de-ice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-ice

MLA

“de-ice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-ice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “de-ice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-ice.

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