degas

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verb

To remove the gas from.

“Near-synonyms: deaerate, deair”

Similar
degasifydeaeratedeair
OriginEnglish gas ← Dutch gas ← Ancient Greek χάος (kháos) →
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Meanings

verbdegas (third-person singular simple present degases or degasses, present participle degassing, simple past and past participle degassed)

present singular third person degases · present singular third person degasses · participle present degassing · participle past degassed · past degassed

  1. transitiveTo remove the gas from.

    Near-synonyms: deaerate, deair

    Synonyms: degasify, deaerate, deair

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove the gas from.

Similar
degasifydeaeratedeair
Also see
deaeratedegasify

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*ǵʰeh₂-
  8. Ancient Greekχαῦνος (khaûnos)
  9. Ancient Greekχάος (kháos)
  10. Dutchgas
  11. Englishgas
  12. Englishdegas

From de- + gas.

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Translations

Catalan desgasar
  • desgasarTo remove the gas from
Dutch ontgassen
  • ontgassenTo remove the gas from
Italian degassare, degassificare
  • degassareTo remove the gas from
  • degassificareTo remove the gas from
Polish odgazowywać, odgazować
  • odgazowywaćTo remove the gas from
  • odgazowaćTo remove the gas from
Russian дегази́ровать
  • дегази́ровать (degazírovatʹ)To remove the gas from

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gadessadge
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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