deindex

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verb

To remove from an index.

OriginEnglish index ← Latin index ← Proto-Italic *deikō →
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Meanings

verbdeindex (third-person singular simple present deindexes, present participle deindexing, simple past and past participle deindexed)

present singular third person deindexes · participle present deindexing · participle past deindexed · past deindexed · alternative de-index

  1. transitivebusinessTo remove from an index.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
unindex

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*h₁én
  8. Proto-Italic*en
  9. Old Latinen
  10. Latinin
  11. Proto-Indo-European*deyḱ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*déyḱeti
  13. Proto-Italic*deikō
  14. Latindīcō
  15. Latinindex
  16. Englishindex
  17. Englishdeindex

From de- + index.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

indexed
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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