dedust

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verb

To remove the dust from.

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Meanings

verbdedust (third-person singular simple present dedusts, present participle dedusting, simple past and past participle dedusted)

present singular third person dedusts · participle present dedusting · participle past dedusted · past dedusted

  1. transitiveTo remove the dust from.

    Therefore, it is important to study wet dedusting to achieve higher dust removal efficiency on the fully mechanized face.

    2015 July 15, Gang Zhou et al., “Effects of Oxygen Element and Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups on Surface Wettability of Coal Dust with Various Metamorphic Degrees Based on XPS Experiment”, in Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, volume 2015, →DOI
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    Today, janitor Duck, you'll polish the stones! […] This collection of rubble from the ancient Inca ruins of Peru has been gathering dust for sixty years! Dedust it!

    1949, “Lost in the Andes!”, in Donald Duck

    Synonyms: dust

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove the dust from.

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dust
Also see
undust

Origin

From de- + dust.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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