derisk

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verb

To remove the risk from; to make safe.

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Meanings

verbderisk (third-person singular simple present derisks, present participle derisking, simple past and past participle derisked)

present singular third person derisks · participle present derisking · participle past derisked · past derisked · alternative de-risk

  1. transitiveTo remove the risk from; to make safe.

    Thus, rather than paying for the perceptions (no doubt valid) of higher risk, the challenge is to derisk the situation.

    2011, Edward Farquharson, Clemencia Torres de Mästle, E. R. Yescombe, How to Engage with the Private Sector in Public-Private Partnerships in Emerging Markets, page 3

Origin

From de- + risk.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dirkes
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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