deink

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verb

To remove ink from, especially in the process of recycling paper.

“Paper may need to be deinked as part of the recycling process.”

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Meanings

verbdeink (third-person singular simple present deinks, present participle deinking, simple past and past participle deinked)

present singular third person deinks · participle present deinking · participle past deinked · past deinked

  1. transitiveTo remove ink from, especially in the process of recycling paper.

    Paper may need to be deinked as part of the recycling process.

Origin

From de- + ink.

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Translations

Finnish siistata
  • siistatato remove ink from

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

inkedkendi
Cite this entry
APA

deink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deink

MLA

“deink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deink. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deink,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deink.

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