deoil

D2E1O1I1L1

verb

To remove oil from (a material or surface).

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

verbdeoil (third-person singular simple present deoils, present participle deoiling, simple past and past participle deoiled)

present singular third person deoils · participle present deoiling · participle past deoiled · past deoiled

  1. transitiveTo remove oil from (a material or surface).

Origin

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

From de- + oil.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

oiledoldieDelioeolid
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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