detackify

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verb

To make (a material) less tacky in texture.

Opposite
tackify
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Meanings

verbdetackify (third-person singular simple present detackifies, present participle detackifying, simple past and past participle detackified)

present singular third person detackifies · participle present detackifying · participle past detackified · past detackified

  1. transitiveTo make (a material) less tacky in texture.

    Antonyms: tackify

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make (a material) less tacky in texture.

Opposite
tackify

Origin

From de- + tackify.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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