deprime

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verb

to remove the (remnant) primer from a cartridge casing (from the brass).

Opposite
prime
OriginEnglish prime ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdeprime (third-person singular simple present deprimes, present participle depriming, simple past and past participle deprimed)

present singular third person deprimes · participle present depriming · participle past deprimed · past deprimed

  1. engineeringto remove the (remnant) primer from a cartridge casing (from the brass).

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
prime

Origin

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

From de- + prime.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

impederepidermdemirepremiped
Cite this entry
APA

deprime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprime

MLA

“deprime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprime. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deprime,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprime.

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