degrease

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verb

To remove grease from something.

OriginEnglish grease ← Middle English grece ← Anglo-Norman grece →
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Meanings

verbdegrease (third-person singular simple present degreases, present participle degreasing, simple past and past participle degreased)

present singular third person degreases · participle present degreasing · participle past degreased · past degreased

  1. transitiveTo remove grease from something.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ungrease

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Latincrassus
  8. Vulgar Latin*crassia
  9. Anglo-Normangrece
  10. Middle Englishgrece
  11. Englishgrease
  12. Englishdegrease

From de- + grease.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 脫脂 /脱脂
  • 脫脂 /脱脂 (tuōzhī)To remove grease from something.
French dégraisser
  • dégraisserTo remove grease from something.
German entfetten
  • entfettenTo remove grease from something.
Polish odtłuszczać, odtłuścić
  • odtłuszczaćTo remove grease from something.
  • odtłuścićTo remove grease from something.
Spanish desengrasar, desgrasar
  • desengrasarTo remove grease from something.
  • desgrasarTo remove grease from something.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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