dejunk

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verb

To remove junk from; declutter.

OriginEnglish junk ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdejunk (third-person singular simple present dejunks, present participle dejunking, simple past and past participle dejunked)

present singular third person dejunks · participle present dejunking · participle past dejunked · past dejunked

  1. informaltransitiveTo remove junk from; declutter.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
declutter

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishjunk
  8. Englishdejunk

From de- + junk.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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