debranch

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UK/diːˈbɹɑːntʃ/

verb

To remove the branches from.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

verbdebranch (third-person singular simple present debranches, present participle debranching, simple past and past participle debranched)

present singular third person debranches · participle present debranching · participle past debranched · past debranched

  1. transitiveTo remove the branches from.
  2. To tear off.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishbranch
  8. Englishdebranch

From de- + branch.

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APA

debranch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debranch

MLA

“debranch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debranch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debranch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debranch.

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